New Delhi, March 10 -- Reflecting on the West Asia crisis, former Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar said that only God and US President Donald Trump know when the war will end.

Speaking to ANI, he said that Trump's war objectives are shifting, with regime change giving way to regime adjustment, and now potentially targeting Iran's Kharg Island oil hub.

"Well, only God and President Trump knew when the war would begin, and maybe only God and President Trump know when it will end. But a more rational understanding of what has happened and what is likely to happen. I think it can be safely said that President Trump will not want to end the war before he can declare some form of victory. The costs of not being able to do so ar...