Donald Trump, who once pledged to end America's 'endless wars,' has become the first US president in history to authorise military strikes in seven countries within a single year.
In his 2024 campaign, Trump told voters that the job of the US military was 'not to wage endless regime change wars around the globe.' Less than 12 months after his January 2025 inauguration, the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) had recorded more than 620 overseas strikes authorised under his watch in countries including Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
