According to Mary, the decision was not rooted in strategy or national security concerns, but instead driven by a much more personal calculation.
This is far from the first time she has publicly criticized her famous relative.
Mary has built a reputation as one of the most prominent dissenting voices within the Trump family, previously making headlines with her bestselling memoir ‘Too Much and Never Enough’ and a series of high-profile media appearances.
In those interviews and writings, she has frequently questioned President Trump’s character, leadership, and motivations.
Her latest comments continue that pattern, once again placing the President’s decision-making under scrutiny while offering her own interpretation of the thinking behind the controversial move.
The war so far
America, in tandem with Israel, has launched a bombardment of missile attacks on Iran over the past 11 days.
The bombing campaign is reported to have claimed 787 lives already in Iran, including those of 165 schoolgirls in Minab, after a missile struck a girl’s primary school in Hormozgan province.
The attacks have been condemned by politicians on both sides of the political aisle in America, as well as by world leaders and the United Nations.
“A strike on a school represents a grave assault on children, on education, and on the future of an entire community,” UN experts said. “There is no excuse for killing girls in a classroom.”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said of America and Israel’s actions: ”The question is not if we are on the side of the ayatollahs [Iran’s clerical rulers] – nobody is. The question is whether we are in favour of peace and international legality.
“You cannot answer one illegality with another, because that is how the great catastrophes of humanity begin.”
Sanchez’s recent comments about the actions of the Trump administration have caused furore with the US President.
He recently threatened a full trade embargo with Spain, saying: “Spain has been terrible. We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don’t want anything to do with Spain,” during a recent meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Merz was keen to remind Trump, however, that he could not conclude a separate trade agreement with all of Europe but not Spain.
Seven US servicemen have already lost their lives during the first 11 days of combat, also, drawing severe criticism from US citizens and politicians alike.
Gasoline prices have soared by $0.48 a gallon over the last week as a direct result of the conflict, with Iran threatening to withhold oil distribution from the Strait of Hormuz.