Trump’s Iran War Aims Have Turned ‘Farcical’ | Andrew Neil

Trump’s Iran War Aims Have Turned ‘Farcical’ | Andrew Neil

Aug 11, 2026

“If that's helping the Iranian people, I think the Iranian people would like to send him a message: Mr. President, please don't help us anymore.”

With President Trump’s war aims reduced to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the whole situation has become “too farcical” even for a TV comedy, says Times Radio’s Andrew Neil.

Andrew Neil was speaking to Rosie Wright and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 6-10am.