Trump's mixed messages on Iran perplex his own team

<p>President Trump isn't just befuddling foreign leaders and financial markets with his mixed signals on <a href="https://www.axios.com/world/iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>. Advisers who speak regularly with the president tell Axios they're just as uncertain.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Trump's off-the-cuff musings and Truth Social postings can have life-or-death consequences for the war, and massive implications for the market. Then the cycle restarts without any lasting clarity.</p><hr><p><strong>Between the lines: </strong>Some Trump aides and allies say he's mostly improvising rather than following any clear plan.</p><ul><li>He likes to keep his options open, spitball with different audiences, then capitalize if he thinks he sees an opportunity, they say.</li><li>Aides have