Life During Wartime

Rick Wilson has some short fiction nightmare fuel. What happens when Trump gets really desperate in Iran?

President Donald J. Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, for a trip to Ohio and Kentucky. | Official White House Photo by Molly Riley

June 2026

The air in the Situation Room had the usual artificial, recycled chill that did nothing to cool the temper of the man at …