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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Pentagon insiders and diplomats question what Trump has actually accomplished in Iran: ‘They’ll threaten us in the long term’

After the United States and Iran declared an eleventh-hour ceasefire, the Trump administration wasted no time in hailing an unprecedented triumph for America.

President Donald Trump, who announced the two-week armistice Tuesday evening, said the U.S. “already met and exceeded all Military objectives.” A day later, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called it a “historic and overwhelming victory.”

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