Trump claims Iran’s leaders told him their country has ‘no chance’ of winning the war
President Donald Trump claimed Iranian leaders privately acknowledge they have no chance of winning the ongoing war, despite public assertions otherwise. His comments come amid a fragile ceasefire that nearly collapsed after Iran attacked U.S. Navy destroyers and launched missiles at the UAE. While Trump and military officials assert U.S. dominance, peace talks have stalled and high gas prices are increasing political pressure to end the conflict.
- ▪President Donald Trump stated that Iranian leaders privately admit they have no chance of winning the war.
- ▪Iran attacked two U.S. Navy destroyers and launched missiles at the United Arab Emirates, nearly breaking the ceasefire.
- ▪War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine confirmed the ceasefire is still holding despite the attacks.
- ▪The conflict has lasted nine weeks, with peace talks having collapsed and no resolution in sight.
- ▪Rising gas prices due to Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz are pressuring the GOP to end the war before the midterms.
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Amid a fragile Iran war ceasefire, President Donald Trump claimed that leaders in Tehran understand they have no credible path to victory. “I call it a skirmish because Iran has no chance,” Trump said Tuesday morning during an event in the Oval Office. “They never did. They know. They express it to me when I talk to them.” Recommended Stories WATCH LIVE: Trump signs proclamation in Oval Office The lobbying swamp is alive and well in Trump’s second term Trump trolls Jerome Powell in recent X post “Then they get on television, they say how well they’re doing, and they have no navy, totally wiped out, they have no air force, totally wiped out,” he continued. “They have no anti-aircraft capability, totally wiped out.
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