6 months into Iran war, Trump faces open-ended conflict
What's new: Trump now says the war will last "as long as necessary," with no timetable to restart talks with Tehran.
Six months after the United States and Israel launched war on Iran, the conflict is still grinding on despite President Donald Trump's early expectation that it would last only four to five weeks. Trump has since shifted to a far more open-ended position, saying the war will continue "as long as necessary" and that there is no timetable for resuming peace talks with Tehran. The change underscores how far the conflict has stretched beyond its initial timeline and leaves the administration without a clear public end point. The war's duration also raises fresh questions about what Washington has achieved and whether diplomacy remains a realistic near-term path.