Trump Keeps Telling America He’s Winning in Iran. He’s Less Clear in Explaining How the War Ends
President Trump sets the war timeline while U.S. forces strike over 5,000 Iranian targets, disrupting the crucial Strait of Hormuz and escalating regional tensions.
- On Tuesday, Pete Hegseth, U.S. Defense Secretary, said the U.S. would carry out the most intense day of strikes and that Trump will decide when it ends.
- Facing jittery global markets and drooping U.S. public opinion polls, President Donald Trump cites a feeling of imminent Iranian attack while the Strait of Hormuz blocks roughly 20% of the world's oil daily flow.
- General Dan Caine said, 'I think they're fighting, and I respect that, but I don't think they're more formidable than what we thought', while eight U.S. troops have been killed and about 140 injured.
- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., warned the administration lacks a plan and exit strategy, while public opinion polls find half of voters say the military action makes the U.S. less safe.
- Investigative group Bellingcat posted verified video showing a U.S. Tomahawk struck near a girls' school killing at least 165 people, while Ali Larijani warned against U.S. escalation TWENTY TIMES HARDER.
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Trump keeps telling America he’s winning in Iran. He’s less clear in explaining how the war ends
Facing a jittery global market and drooping poll numbers since launching a war on Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled on his rhetoric.
Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing jittery global markets and drooping poll numbers since launching a war on Iran , President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another . Shifting comments from the Republican president and his top aides are adding to the precariousness of the 12-day-old conflict, which is impacting nearly every corner of the…
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