Iran war: Trump must change course now to avoid another Vietnam

Iran war: Trump must change course now to avoid another Vietnam Submitted by David Hearst on Tue, 07/21/2026 - 19:22 As Tehran raises the stakes across the region, the US and Israel appear stuck in a doom loop of their own making US President Donald Trump is pictured in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 21 July 2026 (Saul Loeb/AFP) Off Like a slow-motion car crash, the US - Israeli attacks on Iran are morphing into a third Gulf war. Since signing a ceasefire deal that clearly recognised Iran’