Trump Declares Iran Victory Near as Reality Diverges: 201 Killed in School Strike

US and Israeli forces carried out coordinated strikes inside Iran that killed at least 201 people according to the Iranian Red Crescent.

“Little has seemingly goneas Washington plannedin the war against Iran”

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153 were killed in the deadliest strike on a girls' school in Minab.

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Trump declared the US was nearing victory after a war that saw little go Washington's way.

The Atlantic Council described the campaign as a major shift to pursuing regime change.

Iran retaliated by declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed and launching missile strikes on Israel that killed 11 people.

Iran's defense ministry threatened no mercy or forgiveness after US-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Khamenei.

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The closure of the Strait triggered immediate economic shockwaves.

The conflict is likely measured in quarters, not weeks.

Trump laid out his case with a 19-minute address that retroactively justified why he joined Israel in the attack.

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He vowed two to three weeks of extremely hard strikes.

The war began as a joint operation but evolved into a Washington-led campaign.

The conflict exposed the gap between rhetoric and reality.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz rippled through international markets.

Trump said the war could be over within weeks.

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All three pathways to a quick resolution were blocked.

The war transformed into an enduring conflict.