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Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends

Mar 11, 2026Center Right

Facing jittery global markets and drooping poll numbers since launching a war on Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for "unconditional surrender" to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another.

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