President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)
TRUMP didn’t chicken out this time.
As the United States attempt to obliterate Iran’s nuclear sites ratchets up geopolitical tensions, the next critical question in the game of chicken is what the republic does to retaliate.
