Iran needs the war to go on

Iran needs the war to go on

As the conflict with Iran stretches into its fifth week, Trump administration officials are increasingly looking for an off-ramp. Donald Trump has walked back his demand that Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz before any ceasefire, whilst US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that America’s war aims are to destroy Iran’s armed forces and ballistic missiles – conveniently forgetting previous promises of regime change. A “day after” is appare…