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Former President Trump described recent U.S.-Iran tensions as a 'total' victory, echoed by Pete Hegseth, while invoking Iran's Woman, Life, Freedom movement [PolitiFact][The Intercept]. Lower-confidence reports mention Trump calling Iran's bluff and threatening tariffs on Iran and China [dailywire.com][Newsmax][CNN]. Perspectives diverge on whether this signals strength, escalation, or bluster.
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[RealClearPolitics] Trump Out-Gangstered the Islamic Republic of Iran[dailywire.com] Trump Calls Iran’s Bluff. Now He’s Going Straight For The Jugular[dailywire.com] Trump Is Still Winning In Iran[Newsmax] Trump Threatens China With 'Staggering' Tariffs Over Iran[National Review] Donald Trump Lays the Groundwork for Declaring Victory and Going Home in Iran[National Review] Whatever This Is in Iran, It Isn’t Victory[National Review] Trump’s Iran Miscalculation[National Review] Trump’s Iran Rhetoric Is Not a War Crime[CNN] Trump is using his tariff playbook against Iran. It’s not working[The Intercept] Iranian Women Elected to Office in U.S. Reject Trump’s Iran War[PolitiFact] Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory