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Trump gives conflicting messages on war in Iran

President Trump is threatening to escalate the war in Iran, after telling the nation on Wednesday that the conflict could end in two to three weeks. Taurean Small has more details. Grouped from 6 articles across 5 sources.

6 reports5 sourcesApr 4, 2026, 10:52 PM
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CBS NewsApr 4, 2026, 10:52 PM

Trump gives conflicting messages on war in Iran

President Trump is threatening to escalate the war in Iran, after telling the nation on Wednesday that the conflict could end in two to three weeks. Taurean Small has more details.

The GuardianApr 3, 2026, 10:39 PM

US military archbishop says Iran conflict does not meet ‘just war’ standard

Catholic Timothy Broglio says ‘hard to cast this war as something that would be sponsored by the Lord’ The leader of all Catholic chaplains in the United States’ armed forces has questioned how righteous the US military ’s campaign in Iran is, saying that “under the just war theory – it is not”. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, told CBS News in an interview set for broadcast Sunday that while Iran “was a threat with nuclear arms”, waging war on the theocratic state constituted “compensating for a threat before the threat is actually realized”. Continue reading...

ABC AustraliaApr 3, 2026, 6:00 PM

World loses patience with Trump as war becomes about more than Iran

Global leaders are giving up the pretence of diplomatic niceties as they lose patience with the US president's actions.

Al JazeeraApr 2, 2026, 8:24 PM

As war drags on, US reiterates Trump open to diplomacy with Iran

US State Department accuses Iran of attacking civilian sites as Trump shares footage of destruction of Iranian bridge.

BBC NewsApr 3, 2026, 11:28 AM

When will the Iran war end? Tracing the Trump administration's timelines

Experts say many US presidents have offered a timeline for a conflict - only to then shift their estimates.

The GuardianApr 2, 2026, 5:34 PM

‘You have to be serious’: Macron criticises Trump’s mixed messages about Nato and Iran

Speaking in South Korea, the French president defended the transatlantic alliance and called for return to peace Middle East crisis – live updates Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticised Donald Trump’s inconsistent and often contradictory pronouncements on the Iran war and Nato, saying if “you want to be serious” it was better not to come out with something different every day. “There is too much talk … and it’s all over the place,” the French president said on Thursday during a state visit to South Korea. “We all need stability, calm, a return to peace – this isn’t a show!” Continue reading...

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