He previously served as Special Advisor on the Middle East to Vice President Kamala Harris and as Iran Team Chief at the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The United States has attacked Iran. Just days after suggesting he might delay any American military action for weeks,

President Donald Trump has done what he swore he would not do: involve the United States in a war in the Middle East. His supporters will tie themselves in knots (as Vice President J. D. Vance did last week) trying to jam the square peg of Trump’s promises into the round hole of his actions.

In an address from the White House, Trump said the goal of the strikes was to keep Iran from building a nuclear weapon. He claimed the facilities had been “completely and totally obliterated,” but the extent of the damage is not yet clear.