Trump, Hegseth and Rubio lurch from one poorly thought-out explanation for the Iran war to another – but it isn’t convincing anyone, let alone the American public, says Eric Lewis T he Trump administration has been criticised for not explaining why the United States has attacked Iran. Sadly, the problem appears to be that it cannot get its story straight , offering so many different explanations that it has yet to settle on one. That is more than a communication issue. It suggests either a lack