I am reading through the Iran war news, this is a bilateral offensive coordinated between Israel and the United States and did not involve negotiation with other allies. Professor Michael Clarke on the UK Sky News program summed it up for me stating “This is a war searching for a strategy” pretty much nailed it.

We all know US President Donald Trump changes his claims daily, he is a perfect example of the Trump playbook of unpredictability and inconsistency. Donald Trump cannot articulate a strategy, Trump typically changes his mind, attempts to attack an individual for asking relative questions and engages in classic narcissistic behaviour. It has been argued the Trump strategy is deflection, denial, and blame and we are seeing the Trump strategy of volatility, indecisiveness and haphazard goals.

The Iranian regime knows the longer they hang in there, the more economic pressure is exerted externally on the White House from affected nations. This is not only the Gulf nations, this is every nation affected by the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian leadership knows the US mid-terms are coming and they are well aware they could devastate the Republican Party the longer this war drags on, so there is internal pressure building in the United States.