Can Democrats seize on how much everyone hates Trump’s Iran war?
Amidst the tragifarce of President Donald Trump’s apparently off-the-top-of-his-head war on Iran may lie a silver lining for the 2028 presidential election — a silver lining that comes with two big ifs. One, of course, is the if that goes with everything involved with the race: If there is a fair election. The if specific to the hoped-for silver lining is if there is […] The post Can Democrats…
US President Donald Trump's war with Iran, which began in late February, has been ongoing for six months with no clear end in sight. According to The Korea Times, Trump initially forecast the war would last four to five weeks, but the conflict has morphed over time, with goals shifting to include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane that has been largely closed since the war started.
The war has had significant economic impacts, driving up prices for fuel and fertilizer. The Trump administration has pivoted to pressuring Iran economically rather than launching more strikes, with US stockpiles of key weapons having diminished.
President Trump has repeatedly asserted that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete, but this is not borne out by events. The President has also made claims about Iran's leadership, stating that the country's supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since his father's killing, remains alive and "was very seriously wounded".
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