Trump Says Seven Impossible Things About Iran Before Breakfast Donald Trump has made a series of contradictory and misleading statements regarding the US military actions in Iran, including claims of negotiations with a new regime and threats to attack civilian infrastructure, which international law defines as war crimes. White House officials have also provided conflicting information about the war’s objectives, with some suggesting the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is not a core goal. Trump has floated strategies such as allowing Iran to block the Strait and urging allies to take the lead in resolving the issue, while simultaneously making unrealistic promises about gas prices returning to pre-war levels.

• Donald Trump has made confusing and contradictory statements about the US military attacks on Iran.
• He claimed the US is in discussions with a ‘new, and more reasonable, regime’ in Iran, despite reports of a more hardline successor to the former Supreme Leader.
• Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure in Iran, which is considered a war crime under international law.
• The number of casualties in Iran and Lebanon has been reported, with Iran’s health ministry stating approximately 2000 deaths and 25,000 wounded in Iran.
• White House officials have given conflicting messages about the objectives of the war, with some downplaying the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
• Trump has suggested allowing Iran to block the Strait and encouraging allies to take the lead in resolving the issue.
• He has also made unrealistic promises about gas prices returning to pre-war levels upon completion of military operations.
• There are indications of further US military deployments to the region, despite suggestions of a potential withdrawal.