Donald Trump’s Muddled Iran Message Thickens the Fog of War | Analysis

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. attack on Iran represented the “last best chance to strike” to disable its missile capabilities and prevent a “sick and sinister regime” from building a nuclear weapon.

But it was at least the third explanation in as many days about the stunning military attack that sent the Middle East into turmoil after killing Iran’s leader Ali Khamenei and 40 of his top officials. Trump has cited the uprising by Iranian people, the nuclear threat...