Trump admits U.S. has not yet won Iran conflict after repeated claims
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President Donald Trump acknowledged on his social platform that the United States has not achieved victory in the war with Iran, contradicting numerous earlier statements asserting success.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday that the United States has not yet won the war against Iran, despite having asserted victory dozens of times since the conflict began in late February. Trump, now 80, had previously predicted the war would end within four to five weeks and later claimed the United States had won the fight on multiple occasions, including statements on March 7, March 11 and during an April press briefing.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth estimated in July that the war has cost $37.5 billion, with 18 U.S. service members killed and more than 750 wounded.
Trump also reiterated his earlier forecast that oil and gas prices would fall after the war ends, recalling a comment made on Aug. 6 that gasoline could drop to $1.85 per gallon once hostilities conclude.