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Trump’s War Win or Strategic Stalemate | US News

Trump’s pushing a “war over” narrative, touting economic pressure and control of the Strait of Hormuz as victory signs — but Pentagon troop extensions to 2027 and plummeting ship traffic through the strait reveal a far more complicated reality. While officials claim oil flows are back to normal, data shows ships are rerouting or avoiding the strait entirely, Iran’s still disrupting shipping, and global oil prices remain high. The administration’s messaging clashes with on-the-ground realities, leaving the President caught between political optics and strategic uncertainty. Listen in…

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