Hi there, everybody. It's four o'clock in New York. At this hour, the war in the Middle East is in danger of widening, even as the Trump administration has failed to clearly answer the important questions when it comes to Iran, why the United States attacked when it did, how long the

operation is expected to take, and what exactly are the goals of this war with Iran?

The Pentagon saying today that more forces are heading to the region, Secretary of State

Marco Rubio just said that the next stage of the operation will be even more intense.

Iranian attacks have claimed the lives of six United States service members. Both Donald Trump and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Cain,

have said that more American casualties are expected.

And what the United States military calls a, quote,

apparent friendly fire incident through United States fighter jets

were shot down in Kuwait. This video shows one of those jets plunging to the ground.

All crew members survived and all are safe. Early this morning, Iran began attacking energy

installations in the Gulf, launching hundreds of missiles and drones at U.S. allies that are hosting U.S. military bases,

Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

Further afield, fighting erupted along Israel's northern border after Hezbollah launched rocket strikes at Israel.

The conflict appears to be expanding and growing, as Team Trump offers conflicting and incoherent answers on just about every aspect of this war.

There appears to be no stated goal that is clear or publicly known in terms of how or when or why it ends.

There's no answer to how long the operation is expected to last.

At a Medal of Honor ceremony, we're in between talking about the conflict Donald Trump

has plunged our country into.

He mused about the ballroom that he's building.

Trump said the war in Iran would take weeks, but maybe longer.

Listen.

We're already substantially ahead. war in Iran would take weeks, but maybe longer. Listen.

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