President Donald J. Trump holds a press conference at the 2026 NATO Summit, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)American goals in the war on Iran were unclear from the start, driven by Donald Trump’s personal ambitions and the fantasies of pro-Israel neoconservatives. Now, however, there is a clear agenda: to prevent Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz.


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  • fizzle@quokk.au
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    36 minutes ago

    Actually, now that Trump has found a way to personally profit from this mess I don’t think he’s that motivated to resolve anything.