Trump on July 21 repeated his threat to bomb civilian targets in Iran any time a ship was hit. Yet Trump, speaking out of both sides of his mouth, says talks are going well but Iran better watch out. Ali Vaez with the International Crisis Group sees the situation as a classic case of forever war:“Both countries believe time is on their side. Iran expects oil shocks and market turmoil, as well as the political calendar, to exhaust Washington’s resolve. That is the logic of a forever war: Each side uses violence to test the other’s endurance.