Three days into Operation Epic Fury, the largest US military operation in the Middle East in two decades, President Trump‘s war goals and his vision for Iran‘s future remain unclear. The administration has sent mixed messages about what success actually looks like.
According to the BBC, the administration initially said its main goal was to destroy Iran’s nuclear program. But in the hours and days after the first strikes, the stated reasons for the operation began to shift. Trump has been using social media posts and brief phone calls with reporters to signal his intentions, rather than formal public addresses.
