Real-world events collide with Trump's 'we won' declaration on Iran

The images of two oil tankers set ablaze Thursday in Iraqi waters offered a jarring split-screen to President Donald Trump's declaration that "we won" the war against Iran.

The 79-year-old president held a campaign-style rally in Hebron, Kentucky, on Wednesday, where he insisted that joint U.S.-Israeli military operations had "virtually ⁠destroyed Iran," but that statement was quickly punctured by stepped-up attacks in the Persian Gulf, reported Reuters.

"You never like to say too early you won.