1. Iranians protested. 2. Islamists massacred them. 3. Trump said "help is on its way" ( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/13/trump-promises-iran-hel

1. Iranians protested. 2. Islamists massacred them. 3. Trump said "help is on its way" ( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/13/trump-promises-iran-help-tells-iranians-keep-protesting https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/13/trump-promises... ) 4. Now is the help. --- Trump also said that when he says things he means them, unlike Obama's red lines in Syria (his words). When he said that, it was pretty clear he couldn't back off of attacking Iran. I assume it took so long because he's going for regime change, not just a few bombings. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, it took the US 5 months to launch a counter-invasion (mostly because of coalition building).