Trump Trots Out Wildly Contradictory Iran War Claims — And Says He Doesn't Care If There's A Peace Deal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. 

WASHINGTON – America’s Nato allies need to help open the Strait of Hormuz, but it doesn’t matter if they don’t. The war against Iran is already “won,” but thousands of ground troops are on the way there. If there is a peace deal soon, that’s great, but if there isn’t, that’s great, too.

Nearing a month into his war against Iran...