Australian troops have died for a US lie before. An unhinged Trump wants us to go again

March 18, 2026 — 7:30pm

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US President Donald Trump is standing on a blasted heath of his own making, raging against friend and foe and talking of invading Cuba while the world economy hangs by a thin strip of water dotted with mines and sunken ships.

Three weeks after going to war against Iran without telling Americans or the world he had an ultimate plan, it is increasingly obvious that Trump is making it up as he goes.

His whole pretext for going to war, that Iran posed an imminent threat – because it would respond to attacks from Israel by striking US forces – is completely laughable.

It is also a salient reminder that Australia joined the........

© The Sydney Morning Herald