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March 10, 2026

As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran stretches into its second week, President Donald Trump has been floating the idea that he wants to declare Mission Accomplished. “We will. We’ve already won in many ways, but we haven’t won enough,” Trump declared on Monday afternoon in a speech before Republican lawmakers in Florida.

Iran, however, has shown no sign of ceasing its attacks. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is steadily launching missiles at cities across Israel and continues to strike U.S. military assets and outposts in the Persian Gulf. “The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are capable of continuing at least a six-month intense war at the current pace of operations,” IRGC spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini said Sunday in video remarks broadcast on state media. “Iran will determine when the war ends.”

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[–] AmazingSUPERG@thelemmy.club 25 points 4 days ago (3 children)

He wants to move on to Cuba. I’d say he’s bored of Iran.

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm not sure he's developed object permanence. He may have forgotten a ran exists because he saw Cuba instead

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

The more Trump is compared to a toddler, the more sense it all makes.

  • shits his diapers
  • lack of object permanence
  • influenced by the last person he talks to
  • very low reading level; uneducated
  • throws tantrums
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago

Iran saving the world from endless US aggression by keeping them occupied.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Bored bored bored. Bored of Iran.

…sorry, just having flashbacks to previous decades…

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 28 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Burger Reich finally picked on an opponent that can punch back.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

We haven't begun to be properly fucked yet. If I were Iran I would take it to gas lines

[–] Chezeng@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You haven't been properly fucked until war hits American soil. The average American doesn't know what war is.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago

It would be a good lesson for them but incredibly unlikely I think. Severe economic damage might trigger some introspection

[–] wax@feddit.nu 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

He will just declare victory at some point

[–] Kefla@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago

trump-drenched we had the most beautiful victory, everyone's saying it, Iran never stood a chance

The king of iran said to me yesterday, "Mr. Trump you're too powerful, we can't beat you, please accept our unconditional surrender" and I told him that wasn't good enough! I made him apologize to me for this terrible war and now we're going to make Iran great again

Please buy my hats

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He literally already did. Multiple times

[–] wax@feddit.nu 4 points 3 days ago

What's better than winning once? Winning multiple times

[–] gnuthing@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 4 days ago

I'm thinking that the rhetoric on this is just a scam they're running on the stock market like they did with the tariffs. Every other day they say some new shit and the market reacts and the pedos make bank

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 10 points 4 days ago

I hope the Iranians make Trump give them all ESPN as part of the ceasefire agreement.

[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

JK Bro, JK! I just needed a distraction from the Ep Stein drama!

[–] StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Man, Factually called it dead on.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Iran could end the war independently with US than with Israel. US/Trump's ego needs denuclearization and opening of Straits.

Iran needs no more embargoes. There is a price that they can sell enriched uranium to US. Guarantees against no more future attacks can come with reperations/reconstruction cash as goodwill, to later be swapped with US investment. Let congress vote on affirming into law no more attack on Iran without 60% majority. Even if US lies about future intentions for peace, Iran missile production will outpace the US's, and cash (even as prepayment for future investment) goes a long way to ensuring another future defeat with forfeiting of US interests/ownership in Iran.

For the Israel front, the US/GCC/NATO could push back on some of those terms to pressure Israel to stop. Board of Peace chair given to Iran. world embargo on Israel, arrest/IDF fragging of Netanyahu, 1990s track for 2 state or greater multicultural constitutional Palestine solution. Israeli enthusiasm for genocide is conditional on the illusion of protection from all inconvenience from blowback of the unchosen.

[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And how would the said guarantee be enforced?

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca -1 points 3 days ago

Instead of relying on trust of the US, cash restitution/reconstruction and investment means losing those investments if US betrays their guarantees/promises. It is also obviously a signal that any declaration of US victory is whitewashing of defeat, and enough people in US will politicize as defeat, to bring it up again, if a zionazi puppet in future starts calling it a good idea to attack Iran.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think Iran is going to agree to end this without getting nukes eventually now. This war has shown the entire world that the path to peace is having nukes.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Iran has proven deterence capability without it. Iran needs US permission to trade more than nukes for great prosperity that can keep its deterence power. Nuclear pursuit was always stupidity with no economic value, but can turn into value by high profit sales of enriched uranium. It's important to give the US a victory narrative in getting them/Trump to accept defeat.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 days ago

Given that Iran is getting bombed but no nuclear power is kind of shows the value of nuclear deterrence.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure Iran probably isn't doing quite as well as they hoped, but it really does seem so far like they're doing a hell of a lot better than the US military (or at least Trump and sycophants that talked Trump into starting this stupidity) expected. Maybe not quite as well as Ukraine did with Russia, but… it really does sound like a "three day special operation" that could easily degrade into a years-long slog.

Let's hope Trump cuts our losses.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m sure Iran probably isn’t doing quite as well as they hoped,

how do you know this?

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

know

I'm conversationally "sure". I'm not asserting this is incontrovertible fact.

Basically, nothing ever goes as well as you think it will go - at least not in war. But let me rephrase to see if it helps: "While I'm sure not everything is going as Iran planned, I suspect they're doing much better than if you compare how the US thought it would go vs. how it's actually going for the US." I hope that helps explain.

But as to what I base this on? The fact that Iran is not talking ceasefire, that they're still able to attack, and that from the stated goals we're aware of, they seem to be accomplishing multiple of them.

Contrast that with the general impression one has of the US going in and basically expecting to "shock and awe". I don't think Iran is either shocked nor are they awed.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i asked because i was wondering if you a knew of a source that said so.

and i do this too, but i try not to because i assume that my internalized chauvanisms will affect my reasoning and lead to me spreading misinformation by accident.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What exactly did not go according to the plan

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're contributing nothing to this conversation. How about making some sort of assertion or point to respond to? I'm not going to put in work to debate when I don't even know what your problem with anything I've said is.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Instead of acting like an angry loser, you could have simply ignored my question

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh, so you don't have anything to say. Gotcha. I'll feel free to ignore the fuck out of you next time then.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

You are such a dumb loser. Go get your anger medicine. I asked a simple question, you were free to ignore it but decided to spit more bullshit. Please, go fix yourself