From the middle of a diplomatic dialogue to waging war, Donald Trump has made himself the most unreliable person. While the war around Iran is growing more dangerous each day, yet the messages coming from Washington are anything but clear. Recently, US President Donald Trump gave two very different statements within a few hours. First, he appeared to suggest that the military operation against Iran was almost complete. In an interview with CBS News, he said the mission was “very complete, pretty much”. Those words briefly calmed the markets. Oil prices, which had been rising quickly because of fears of a wider war, fell soon after his remarks. But the calm did not last long. Later the same day, while speaking to Republican lawmakers in Florida, Trump changed his tone. He warned that the war could continue for at least another week and promised stronger attacks if Iran tried to block the world’s energy supply. He also suggested that the United States might escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz to keep oil flowing from the Middle East.
Such mixed messages raise serious questions. If the war is nearly finished, why talk about expanding it? And if the aim is “ultimate victory”, what exactly does that mean? Is the goal to weaken Iran, force political change, or push the region into a new order shaped by Washington and Tel Aviv? While political leaders speak in grand terms, the human cost continues to rise. More than 1,800 people have reportedly been killed since the war began, most of them in Iran. Cities have faced heavy airstrikes, and families in Tehran have spent hours burying their loved ones in crowded cemeteries. For Pakistan, the wisest path is clear and careful neutrality. Islamabad must avoid being pulled into military alignments while calling for an immediate ceasefire and diplomatic dialogue.
