1 month of war in Iran: remember the times Trump ‘claimed victory’

Conflict between the United States and Israel against Iran turns one month old The conflict between the United States and Israel against Iran turns one month old on Saturday (28), with no sign that it is nearing an end. Despite this, in the last four weeks, Donald Trump has repeated several times that he has won the war. Since March 3, a few days after the first bombings of Tehran — which killed the then supreme leader and other central figures of the regime —, Trump began publicly declaring that his government defeated Iran. The statements contrast with reality: the exchange of attacks continues, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and there is no concrete progress in negotiations for a ceasefire. On the Iranian side, the discourse is also confrontational. The country continues bombings against Israel and neighboring countries, allies of the USA. US President Donald Trump on March 11, 2026 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Recall Trump’s statements, which insist that Iran has been destroyed, is leaderless and seeks an agreement to end the confrontation. March 3 – “Everyone we had in mind died” Three days after the start of the war, Trump stated that, although the offensive was expected to last a few weeks, “practically everything” in Iran had already been destroyed. When asked about the choice of the new supreme leader by journalists during a meeting with the Prime Minister of Germany, the American president also said that he would like someone from the country to fill the position, but that “most of the people we had in mind” had died. Trump says it’s ‘too late’ to talk to Iran March 6 – “Unconditional Surrender” In a post on the Truth Social network, Trump spoke for the first time about the possibility of an agreement. He declared that he would not accept unless Iran submitted its “unconditional surrender”, and that the US and its partners would work “tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction”. March 7 – “The Loser of the Middle East” “Iran is no longer the ‘Bully of the Middle East’, but rather ‘THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST’, and will continue to be so for many decades until it surrenders or, more likely, completely collapses!” Trump provoked in a post. Trump says war in the Middle East could end soon March 9 – “War is practically concluded” In an interview with an American broadcaster, Trump said that the United States was “way ahead” of the initially estimated deadline for the end of the conflict and that the war was “practically concluded”. According to the American president, Iran no longer had a Navy or Air Force to attack and defend itself. On the same day, despite minimizing Iranian military power, Trump threatened to attack Iran “20 times harder” if it did not release the Strait of Hormuz and said that the country would be unable to rebuild itself. March 11 – “We Eliminated the Leadership Twice” After the press reported that there were reports that the new Iranian supreme leader, Motjaba Khamenei, was injured in an attack, the American president boasted and said that the US had “overthrown the Iranian leadership twice”. He further stated that the country’s Armed Forces neutralized the Iranian Navy and Armed Forces “on all fronts”. Donald Trump says he has already won the war with Iran March 13 – “Totally destroying the regime” The president of the United States said that his government was “totally destroying” the Iranian regime, militarily and economically, and promised new attacks on social media. March 14 – “We have completely decimated Iran” “The United States has completely defeated and decimated Iran, militarily, economically and in every other way, but the countries of the world that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz must take care of this passage,” Trump said, increasing pressure on European and Middle Eastern allies. March 16 – “We destroyed 7,000 targets” In a speech during an event at the Kennedy Center in Washington, the Republican stated that he had already hit more than 7,000 Iranian targets since the start of the war and said that the country no longer had many missiles at its disposal: Tehran “doesn’t have many more shots to fire”. Trump says he doesn’t want a ceasefire in Iran March 20 – “I don’t want a ceasefire” To journalists and then on social media, the American president stated that the US was “close” to achieving its military objectives and that he was not interested in negotiating an agreement since victory was close: “You don’t have a ceasefire when you are literally annihilating the other side… that’s not what we want.” March 21 – “US will obliterate Iran” Pressured by rising prices due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump issued an ultimatum on social media: he said that Iran had 48 hours to unblock the route, otherwise the US would “attack and obliterate several power plants” in the country. March 22 – “Iran is dead” Trump claimed that Iran was dead in a post on Truth Social to attack his opposition party, the Democrats: “Now, with Iran dead, the biggest enemy the United States has is the highly incompetent radical left.” Trump talks about victory and agreement, but war in the Middle East remains intense March 24 – “Iran no longer has leaders” The US president stated that “Iran no longer has leaders” after the American and Israeli attacks, and that Tehran had agreed not to develop nuclear weapons in supposed negotiations with his government. March 26 – “Iran is begging for an agreement” This Thursday (26), on social media, Trump said that Iran is “begging” to reach a ceasefire agreement and once again threatened the Iranian regime to reach a consensus “before it is too late”. Trump says Iran is begging for a deal, not him March 26 – “I’m the opposite of desperate” Also this Thursday, in his cabinet meeting, Trump stated that “Iran is begging to make a deal”, but that he was not sure if he was still “willing” to do so. “I’m the opposite of desperate, I don’t care. We bombard them daily”, he minimized.

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