Trump Claimed Iran War Victory 66 Times as Conflict Drags Into 6th Month
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 28
Trump Claimed Iran War Victory 66 Times as Conflict Drags Into 6th Month
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 28
Summary
A Daily Beast analysis counted 66 Trump claims of having won the Iran war since the first U.S. strikes on Feb. 28, even though fighting was still ongoing at the six-month mark.
Trump had predicted on March 1 that the conflict would end in four to five weeks, but peace talks are now in tatters and no clear end is in sight despite heavy damage to Iran’s leadership and military.
The war has killed 18 U.S. service members and helped push gas prices to record highs through disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil route.
Those costs have also hit Trump politically, with approval ratings falling, his MAGA base fracturing, and Republican candidates left defending a war Congress never voted on.