India, March 21 -- When Israel Katz, the defence minister and namesake of his country, said on Saturday that attacks against Iran will "increase significantly" in the coming week, it appeared to contradict what Donald Trump said just hours earlier.

The US President had said he was considering "winding down" military operations. But this was typical Trump - unpredictable, even incoherent.

Even the American military itself continues to take actions that seem to contradict Commander-in-Chief Trump, as the US administration has announced it's sending more warships and Marines or troops to the Middle East (West Asia). Trump's "winding down" comment also came shortly after he, too, ruled out a ceasefire and kept the door open to deploying gro...