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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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +32
Keep in mind, Donald still “claims” he won the 2020 election, too.
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Plastic-Ad-2496 May 9, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +27
to be fair, now there is a big oil spill and lots of underwater mines
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Careless_Guitar_463 May 8, 2026 +21
Who said it's back to where it was before?
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supercyberlurker May 8, 2026 +54
.. and their nuclear program is ~~obliterated~~ err.. ~~re-obliterated~~ well.. actually.. re-motivated.
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piss_puncher227 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 -20
Iran always had control of the Strait.
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ralpher1 May 8, 2026 +22
No, it was treated as international waters and there was no charge to go through.
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Naghagok_ang_Lubot May 8, 2026 -26
So there's this thing called *Dune ...*
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Helldiver-xzoen May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +2
but also there was no war because there was no declaration of war
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TheRealPancetta May 8, 2026 +2
And the market rewards Trump everytime hitting new all time highs everyday.
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sharrrper May 8, 2026 +2
Except Iran is charging now right? Before it was free.
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jdorje May 8, 2026 +1
It has been the eighth Friday, after all.
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Aggravating-Top-7976 May 8, 2026 -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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +8
"Mission Accomplished!"
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Ambitious_Dingo_2798 May 8, 2026 +3
Mission Failed Successfully and that at best
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David_Good_Enough May 8, 2026 +9
Oh, it's already Friday ? Damn, week is really passing quick, uh ?
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CatOnMyHead May 8, 2026 +6
Again?
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Boatster_McBoat May 9, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +26
> millions of tax payer's dollars spent oh its definitely tens of billions by this point
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SomeBaldDude2013 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +7
God forbid Americans get Healthcare though, can't be wasting money now
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wyldcraft May 8, 2026 +1
This number is actually tiny compared to the $5 trillion we already spend yearly on health care.
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SomeBaldDude2013 May 8, 2026
Like at least give me some f****** trains with $100 billion. 
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wastedgod May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +4
Does this mean war is really over?
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no_kids-and-3_money May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +2
It's just a special military operation they named "war".
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Ambitious_Dingo_2798 May 8, 2026 +1
I hope so (But i doubt it)
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Suitable-Birthday-90 May 8, 2026 +1
the war isn't over until the strait is opened. So no.
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AustinSpartan May 8, 2026 +4
9 and 0 in the past month. F*** ya, America!
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D18 May 8, 2026 +5
We “win” every Friday
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F-Cloud May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +2
How many times did he win the same ongoing war now?
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Ambitious_Dingo_2798 May 8, 2026 +2
Schrodinger's war
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RailGun256 May 8, 2026 +2
didnt they do this exact thing like a week ago.. and the week before that? lol
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Ambitious_Dingo_2798 May 8, 2026 +2
Literally Schrodinger's war
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Critical-Sky-3885 May 9, 2026 +2
Again?
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Puzzled-One-1759 May 8, 2026 +1
Again?
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SpareDot8685 May 8, 2026 +1
No such thing as Loosing if your MAGA, they spin it to a Win no matter what outcome. 
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harry8spencer May 8, 2026 +1
Did Iran make any concessions??? Any?
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rovana14 May 8, 2026 +1
Not a “win” for the US by any definition available in any dictionary of the English language.
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Koala_eiO May 8, 2026 +1
Can't the media stop relaying what they claim?
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Tville-Kid May 8, 2026 +1
Again?
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macross1984 May 8, 2026 +1
Make a claim but where is the substance?
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crazynewf7 May 8, 2026 +1
Claiming something doesn’t make it true. F*** Trump and all of his supporters!
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ReddFro May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +1
So on Monday, the war is back on?
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mollusks75 May 8, 2026 +1
They can claim whatever they want as long as they end the war.
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ANTILAMER13 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +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 May 8, 2026 +1
Words mean nothing with this foolish conman
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Admirable-Sink-2622 May 8, 2026 +1
It’s pretty bad when I believe Iran over this administration 🤔
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QuestionFree6943 May 9, 2026 +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 May 9, 2026 +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 May 10, 2026 +1
Let them have the win and let it be over.
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BostonPRSBC May 13, 2026 +1
Cool yeah whatever, just bring prices down please.
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