Iran War Update: Trump flip-flops on ending the war.
March 10, 2026
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* Trump tried to calm markets by hinting the war was ending, then contradicted himself and said it could go on.
* Trump said the Iran war is “very complete, pretty much.”
* Trump claimed the US is far ahead of his original 4–5 week timeline.
* Trump said he has someone in mind to replace Khamenei, but wouldn’t say who.
* Asked how the war could be both “very complete” and “just the beginning,” Trump replied: “You could say both.”
* Iran suggested today it might try to kill Trump, after reportedly targeting him in 2024.
* Axios says Zelensky offered Trump a major anti-drone plan for US bases in the Middle East, but the White House blew him off.
* Oil fell back into the low $80s after spiking to $130, while gas rose another 5 cents to $3.54 a gallon.
* Trump claimed closing the Strait of Hormuz “doesn’t really affect us,” then floated using the military to keep it open for China.
* The White House rolled out new war goals: destroy Iran’s missiles and navy, weaken its proxies, and stop Iran from getting a nuke.
* Hegseth offered yet another strange justification for the invasion.
* The Pentagon spent nearly $3 billion a day early in the war, burning through $5.6 billion in munitions in two days.
* Trump floated excuses for what appears to be a US strike on a girls’ school in Iran, even suggesting Iran somehow had Tomahawk missiles.
* Hegseth is under fire for lavish Pentagon spending on items like ribeyes, lobster, crab legs, Apple devices, furniture, doughnuts, and a grand piano.
* Trump said Putin, despite helping Iran target US troops, “wants to be helpful.”
* Trump said he was surprised Iran struck Gulf neighbors after the US attack.
* Canadian police are investigating shots fired at the US consulate in Toronto.
* Trump said the US has been sinking Iranian warships because it’s “more fun to sink” them than capture them.
* A new Quinnipiac poll finds 53% oppose the war, 40% support it, 74% oppose ground troops, and 59% say Trump needed congressional approval first.
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