On Thursday Donald Trump launched his 'Board of Peace' – an "international organisation that seeks to promote stability... and secure enduring peace in areas affected by conflict".
Within 24 hours Trump was talking about using military force against Iran.
United States officials said an aircraft carrier strike group of by the USS Abraham Lincoln and guided-missile destroyers is expected in the Arabian Sea or Persian Gulf region in the coming days, as Washington steps up pressure on Tehran, ostensibly over a violent crackdown on nationwide protests.