Sean Aday, a public relations professor at George Washington University, said he has “never seen worse messaging in wartime from a US administration”. Richard Haass, a former US diplomat, pointed to how Trump has largely ignored formal national security processes, “having spent the better part of the last year hollowing out the national security apparatus”. Marco Rubio now combines the roles of Secretary of State and National Security Adviser – positions that were previously separate. Contradictory commentsTrump has been vague about the reason for entering a war with Iran and the objectives being pursued. A poll released Wednesday by NBC shows 52% of US voters oppose the military action in Iran.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 07, 2026 14:06 UTC