Morning Joe David Ignatius: Trump doesn’t have anybody he can settle this war with yet
Mar 10, 2026
Mark Hurdling, retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and combat veteran, shares military strategy and lessons from his new book. David Ignatius, Washington Post columnist and foreign-policy analyst, explains why Iran’s new leadership complicates diplomacy. They discuss conflicting messaging from leaders, military versus political goals, regional strikes and drone warfare. Tense timelines and unclear endgames take center stage.
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- Trump mixes conflicting timelines about the war to influence both adversaries and markets.
- Joe Scarborough notes Trump's
Reopen Hormuz To Stabilize Global Markets
- Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is central to ending the economic shock from the war.
- David Ignatius and Joe stress oil price spikes and Trump's focus on escorting ships to prevent global market disruption.
No One Exists To Negotiate An End
- President Trump lacks a clear counterpart in Iran to negotiate an end to the war.
- David Ignatius says the selection of Moshtaba Khamenei as supreme leader makes a U.S. settlement unlikely because he is harder line and personally aggrieved.
