In Turn From Iran Talks to War, U.S. Casts Doubt on Diplomacy
President Trump again deployed heavy force against a country with which he had been negotiating, continuing a pattern seen in previous attacks on Iran and Venezuela.
President Trump again deployed heavy force against a country with which he had been negotiating, continuing a pattern seen in previous attacks on Iran and Venezuela.
The grim toll signaled that Iran was more prepared for war than the Trump administration anticipated, U.S. military officials said.
How long prices remain high will depend on what the United States, Israel and Iran do next.
Lawmakers questioned whether the United States faced an “imminent” threat from Iran, a requirement for the president to lawfully initiate military action without congressional approval.
In an interview with The Atlantic, President Trump said the country’s new leaders after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “want to talk” but did not say whom he was referring to.
President Trump’s envoys negotiated with Iran over its nuclear program. But Mr. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel wanted much more.
The killing of Iran’s supreme leader and other top Iranian officials came after close intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel, according to people familiar with the operation.
President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
President Trump’s ambiguous appeal comes after he undermined U.S.-funded media outlets that normally would have helped the administration reach people inside the country.
Questions remain about how much effort the Trump administration will put into changing the Iranian government.