Report: Donald Trump Jr. Opposed War on Iran from the Start and Informed His Father - Sarmad

Reports indicate that Donald Trump Jr. expressed his concerns about a war with Iran to his father, U.S. President Donald Trump, during private conversations, according to The Telegraph.

The Atlantic magazine cited two sources stating that the president’s eldest son had opposed the war since its outbreak and had conveyed this stance to his father.

Trump Jr. believes the United States should have avoided engaging in a new war in the Middle East, a position consistent with his longstanding skepticism about the efficacy of foreign interventions.

A person close to the president’s son said, “Donald has kept his views on this matter private; he would not publicly disagree with his father on an issue like this, but I don’t think anyone who knows Donald would be surprised by his personal stance on the matter.”

The U.S. president’s decision to side with Israel in the war against Tehran has sparked divisions within his political base, particularly among supporters of the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement, who view this conflict as fundamentally at odds with the “America First” principle on which they voted.

In this context, Vice President J.D. Vance is widely seen as anti-war, having long expressed skepticism—like Trump—about U.S. military interventions in the Middle East, although his position has shifted following the U.S. military strikes on February 28.

Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last year, was among the most prominent voices opposing the Middle East conflict within the MAGA movement, especially after Trump’s initial strikes against Iran in June 2025.

Donald Trump Jr. shared an extremely close relationship with Kirk, having previously described him as his “little brother.”