Trump dumps coalition, blasts allies in Iran war
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- Trump abandoned his effort to recruit coalition partners for the Iran war and publicly scolded allies who openly rejected his appeals, even as he repeated his claim the conflict would end soon
- Israel announced it killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani in an overnight operation, a strike the article calls one of the most high-profile killings of an Iranian official since the first day of the war
- Iranian state media confirmed Larijani's death, describing him as a key pillar of wartime leadership, though gave no details on the circumstances
- Trump threatened to expand strikes on Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub, as the U.S. and Israel continued attacks with no clear timeline for winding down
- Gulf countries continued to face attacks from Iran-sent drones, showing the conflict widening beyond the direct U.S.-Iran front
Why it matters: The U.S. is now prosecuting a sustained war on Iran without allied participation, while simultaneously expanding its target list to Iran's central oil export terminal — a posture that lengthens the conflict, raises the cost of energy disruption, and leaves Gulf states absorbing Iranian retaliation with no coalition cover.
