Trump Can’t Decide Whether the Iran War Is Still Going On

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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. The Trump administration can’t say why the United States went to war with Iran, and it can’t say what the goal of the war is. Now it can’t even decide whether the war is still going on. During an interview with CBS News yesterday afternoon, President Trump all but declared victory. “I think the war