Trump’s messaging on Iran grows increasingly erratic
With his sensational statements on Truth Social and serial phone chats with individual journalists, President Donald Trump has only added to the confusion surrounding his plans for Iran in recent days. Trump’s messaging on Iran grows increasingly erratic The US president has been commenting on the conflict almost in real time in seemingly off-the-cuff exchanges with reporters, including from AFP, who call his cell phone. Twice in recent days the White House has had to correct statements the 79-year-old billionaire made in the calls. On Sunday, Trump told broadcaster ABC that Vice President JD Vance would not be leading the US delegation for a second round of talks with Iran in Pakistan, a statement quickly pulled back by official sources. On Monday, Trump told the New York Post that negotiators were en route to Islamabad. They were not. The vice president was still in Washington at midday Tuesday for “meetings.” The multiple conversations with reporters undermine well-established norms that the president’s “time is precious” and that he “must always use secure communications,” said Robert Rowland, …
