Scoopfeeds — Intelligent news, curated.
Gorka: Trump hasn't met Iran timeline because US 'too effective'
politics

Gorka: Trump hasn't met Iran timeline because US 'too effective'

The Hill · May 11, 2026, 7:28 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • There s a very simple answer to your question — we ve just been too effective, Gorka said on News Nation on Sunday.
  • He blamed the delay on the two sides coming to a peace deal on the destruction of Iran s traditional leadership.
  • As a result, it makes communicating and getting that final deal, that acquiesces, that surrender a little bit more complicated.

Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.

Gorka, the senior counterterrorism director at the National Security Council, was responding to a question on how the American public should reconcile the original timeline with the current reality of a now eleven-week war.

There s a very simple answer to your question — we ve just been too effective, Gorka said on News Nation on Sunday.

He blamed the delay on the two sides coming to a peace deal on the destruction of Iran s traditional leadership.

Article preview — originally published by The Hill. Full story at the source.
Read full story on The Hill → More top stories

Also covered by

Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from The Hill alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place. Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop