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Opinion | Trump Has Lost Control of the Iran War
Mr. Vaez is the Iran project director for the International Crisis Group.
When presidents go on television in wartime, they do not merely describe events. They try to impose meaning on them. On Wednesday night, President Trump presented the war with Iran as a stern but necessary undertaking that is nearing a favorable conclusion.
The threads of this victory narrative have been coming together since the United States launched Operation Epic Fury in late February. Elements of it are undoubtedly true: American and Israeli forces have been dominant from the air, able to penetrate the Islamic republic’s porous defenses almost at will. They have degraded not only Tehran’s military capabilities but also the industrial base producing its missile and drone fleets. The attacks have also once more exposed Iran’s substantial intelligence vulnerabilities, allowing the targeting and killing of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, among other senior military and political leaders, at the campaign’s outset.
Trump’s go-it-alone certainty confronts the uncertainties of war
In his first national address since launching the Iran war, President Donald Trump said U.S. forces are “on track to complete” their mission soon, as the “core strategic objectives are nearing completion. Still, he vowed heavy strikes would continue.
President Donald Trump is seeking to allay fears in the U.S. about rising gas prices as the war on Iran has continues. Trump said Americans “don’t need” the Strait of Hormuz and that the countries who do “must grab it and cherish it.”
President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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Diplomatic efforts to end Iran war face new roadblocks
Offers by Pakistan to broker peace have yet to gain traction as the Trump administration’s diplomatic strategy remains murky.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Diplomatic efforts to end the U.S. war with Iran that once showed tentative promise are now facing mounting distrust, conflicting goals and a lack of credible intermediaries, according to multiple sources familiar with the talks.
Pakistan has emerged as an unlikely would-be peace broker, stepping into a vacuum left by more traditional mediators. But its efforts have yet to gain traction and the Trump administration’s diplomatic strategy remains unclear.
On Saturday, President Donald Trump reissued an ultimatum for Iran to unilaterally agree to U.S. terms and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping by Monday. “Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them,” Trump said in a social media post.
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