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Trump news at a glance: Trump says war is won but ‘we don’t want to leave early’ as oil prices rise again

Mar 12, 2026Center Left

Trump continues contradictory messaging on Iran; US will release 172m barrels of oil from strategic supplies. Key US politics stories from 11 MarchDonald Trump has continued his contradictory messaging over the Iran war, telling a rally in Kentucky that the war is “won” but “we don’t want to leave early, do we?”.With Trump and his fellow Republicans under…

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