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Trump’s Iran War Narrative Is Crumbling Against Reality

Rolling Stone·Jack Crosbie·24 days ago
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The administration claims the war is a resounding success, but what exactly will America have won? The war in Iran, President Donald Trump claims, will be over soon. Despite a recent flare-up in the Strait of Hormuz that Trump called a “love tap ,” both the U.S. and Iran say that a ceasefire is still in place, though negotiations appear to be on thin ice. The war, which has dragged on for well over two months, may end with Iran’s regime still in tact and still in a dominant position in the Strait of Hormuz, which according to the administration is a win.  “I think we won,” the president said on Wednesday . “Now we have to get what we have to get.” But what the U.S. wants to get may be impossible — and that means this whole conflict will end with something less than a win.  The material realities of the past two months of war tell a story that differs wildly from the narrative the president and his administration pushing.…

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