President Trump is becoming ever more emphatic in his backing of Israel’s attack on Iran, with the chances rising by the hour that he will greenlight direct U.S. involvement.

The president discussed the crisis in the White House Situation Room with his closest advisers on Tuesday afternoon. Afterward, according to the Israeli news organization Haaretz, he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The road ahead is complicated, not least because there are stark differences within Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) support base regarding the merits of getting involved in foreign conflicts in Iran or anywhere else.

Then there is the vexing question of what, precisely, the goal would be if the U.S. joined military operations — and how it would be achieved.

Would it be limited to destroying the Iranian uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, which is literally built inside a mountain? Or would it be regime change in Tehran?

Then there are questions of economics and logistics, such as the effect of an all-out war on oil prices and on crucial mercantile traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

On Tuesday, Trump adopted his most belligerent stance yet on Iran in a series of social media posts.

Most blatant of all was an all-caps post that demanded “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” It was not clear what exactly Trump meant by surrender.

The message from the president came shortly after one that had warned,........

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