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News & Current Events May 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM

Trump administration claiming a ‘win’ against Iran

Posted by Ambitious_Dingo_2798


Trump administration claiming a ‘win’ against Iran – here’s a report card
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Trump administration claiming a ‘win’ against Iran – here’s a report card
This conflict is fast becoming a catestrophic US failure which could define Trump’s second presidency.

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wyldcraft 4 days ago +78
I too am winning today, despite not having accomplished a single item on my todo list. Winning is an attitude, not some pointy-headed reflection on actual reality.
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WisdomCow 4 days ago +32
Keep in mind, Donald still “claims” he won the 2020 election, too.
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Plastic-Ad-2496 4 days ago +6
I honestly think he tried to rig that election and was sure he would win, but even cheating he couldnt and thats why hes so salty about it.
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eskimospy212 4 days ago +122
So we won the war (for like the eighth time) by heroically returning the Strait of Hormuz to exactly how it was before we attacked Iran for no reason.
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ylfcm 4 days ago +27
to be fair, now there is a big oil spill and lots of underwater mines
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Careless_Guitar_463 4 days ago +21
Who said it's back to where it was before?
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supercyberlurker 4 days ago +54
.. and their nuclear program is ~~obliterated~~ err.. ~~re-obliterated~~ well.. actually.. re-motivated.
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piss_puncher227 4 days ago +16
But the rich are even richer and that's all that matters, that and the friends we made along the way 😢.
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ralpher1 4 days ago +16
Seems like Iran has control of the Strait, so no, that’s not how it was before
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Naghagok_ang_Lubot 4 days ago -20
Iran always had control of the Strait.
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ralpher1 4 days ago +22
No, it was treated as international waters and there was no charge to go through.
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Naghagok_ang_Lubot 4 days ago -26
So there's this thing called *Dune ...*
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Helldiver-xzoen 4 days ago +17
It wasn't for "no reason", it was because Netanyahu asked him to do it. Netanyahu has been asking the US to attack Iran for 20 years, and trump was just the first president to be dumb enough (or compromised enough) to agree. Also, trump loves a good distraction from the Epstein files.
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elomenopi 4 days ago +4
Trump has won 14 wars in so far. They were all the same war and didn’t stop at all after the war was won, but hey logic is almost as bad as science.
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edwardthefirst 4 days ago +2
but also there was no war because there was no declaration of war
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TheRealPancetta 4 days ago +2
And the market rewards Trump everytime hitting new all time highs everyday.
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sharrrper 4 days ago +2
Except Iran is charging now right? Before it was free.
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jdorje 4 days ago +1
It has been the eighth Friday, after all.
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Aggravating-Top-7976 4 days ago -20
For no reason except from the pretty massive reason that they were on thier way to building a nuke that they will aim straight at the USA?
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eskimospy212 4 days ago +12
The US intelligence community disagrees with you so take it up with them. Remember it’s important to separate whatever insane and desperate lies Trump comes up with from reality. 
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Cditi89 4 days ago +3
These people can't separate their ass from the toilet after using it. They ate up the propaganda for over 2 decades and believe any opinion that is thrown at them that confirms their idiotic biases.
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Standard_Program7042 4 days ago +34
You can claim whatever you like, that doesn't make her 18. I guess we can go back to 24/7 coverage on pedophile-Donnie time with Jeff? Make him miss the Iran war...
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PepperMill_NA 4 days ago +9
> The US president cited “great progress” toward an agreement with Iran. As has happened several times now, global stock markets rallied before falling back again. Been here before, it's the Trump roller coaster ride.
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Grave_Knight 4 days ago +8
"Mission Accomplished!"
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Ambitious_Dingo_2798 4 days ago +3
Mission Failed Successfully and that at best
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David_Good_Enough 4 days ago +9
Oh, it's already Friday ? Damn, week is really passing quick, uh ?
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CatOnMyHead 4 days ago +6
Again?
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Boatster_McBoat 4 days ago +5
Trump: I think I know why we have wins. Jerry: I don't think you do. You see, you know how to *claim* the win, you just don't know how to *hold* the win. And that's really the most important part of the win: the holding. Anybody can just claim them
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Exact_Patience_9767 4 days ago +19
The US declared a win against Iran in two months with multiple US service members dead, the Strait still closed, millions of tax payer's dollars spent, and even higher gas prices. Boy, I hate to see what losing would look like for this administration if this is considered a win.
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globalvarsonly 4 days ago +26
> millions of tax payer's dollars spent oh its definitely tens of billions by this point
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SomeBaldDude2013 4 days ago +5
It cost like $11 billion the first week alone and is estimated to be costing us about $1 billion a day. We’re probably coming up on $100 billion pretty soon just going off of that. 
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BakesaleAtSyrinx 4 days ago +7
God forbid Americans get Healthcare though, can't be wasting money now
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wyldcraft 4 days ago +1
This number is actually tiny compared to the $5 trillion we already spend yearly on health care.
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SomeBaldDude2013 4 days ago
Like at least give me some f****** trains with $100 billion. 
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wastedgod 4 days ago +5
What's this like the 20th win. How many wins does it take to get back to where we were before Trump started this war
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amircoder 4 days ago +4
Does this mean war is really over?
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no_kids-and-3_money 4 days ago +6
By definition, a blockade is just as much an act of a war as machine guns and bombs, so no.
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Masrim 4 days ago +2
It's just a special military operation they named "war".
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Ambitious_Dingo_2798 4 days ago +1
I hope so (But i doubt it)
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Suitable-Birthday-90 4 days ago +1
the war isn't over until the strait is opened. So no.
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AustinSpartan 4 days ago +4
9 and 0 in the past month. F*** ya, America!
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D18 4 days ago +5
We “win” every Friday
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F-Cloud 4 days ago +5
It won't be long until Trump demands the construction of a memorial to honor the greatest military victory in all of history, resplendent in ivory and gold, with his name and face on it.
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Johnny-Caliente 4 days ago +2
How many times did he win the same ongoing war now?
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Ambitious_Dingo_2798 4 days ago +2
Schrodinger's war
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RailGun256 4 days ago +2
didnt they do this exact thing like a week ago.. and the week before that? lol
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Ambitious_Dingo_2798 4 days ago +2
Literally Schrodinger's war
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Critical-Sky-3885 4 days ago +2
Again?
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Puzzled-One-1759 4 days ago +1
Again?
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SpareDot8685 4 days ago +1
No such thing as Loosing if your MAGA, they spin it to a Win no matter what outcome. 
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harry8spencer 4 days ago +1
Did Iran make any concessions??? Any?
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rovana14 4 days ago +1
Not a “win” for the US by any definition available in any dictionary of the English language.
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Koala_eiO 4 days ago +1
Can't the media stop relaying what they claim?
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Tville-Kid 4 days ago +1
Again?
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macross1984 4 days ago +1
Make a claim but where is the substance?
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crazynewf7 4 days ago +1
Claiming something doesn’t make it true. F*** Trump and all of his supporters!
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ReddFro 4 days ago +1
This is what a Trump win is: self congratulating and either pointless apart from PR or for the benefit of billionaires
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toorudez 4 days ago +1
So on Monday, the war is back on?
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mollusks75 4 days ago +1
They can claim whatever they want as long as they end the war.
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ANTILAMER13 4 days ago +1
Get the story straight: Trump gave up because the House of Saud wouldn’t let America use their airfields …
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sharrrper 4 days ago +1
I don't remember who made the joke but I saw some video titled something like "Trump wins Iran war record 17th time" Pretty much sums it up
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Liminal_Aspect 4 days ago +1
Words mean nothing with this foolish conman
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Admirable-Sink-2622 4 days ago +1
It’s pretty bad when I believe Iran over this administration 🤔
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QuestionFree6943 4 days ago +1
I mean if it makes them stop destroying the world economy, i say we let them say that.
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epi_glowworm 4 days ago +1
Talk is c****. Just like how they said they'll release the Epstein files. They released UFO files instead.
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BearOdd2266 3 days ago +1
Let them have the win and let it be over.
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BostonPRSBC 9 hr ago +1
Cool yeah whatever, just bring prices down please.
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