Trump declares war with Iran WON as Tehran fires intense missile barrage and vows to fight on
Donald Trump announced that the United States had won the war with Iran at a rally in Kentucky on Wednesday.
On the 12th day of continuous bombings in the Middle East, the President insisted that it was over.
“It’s only good if you win,” Trump said of the war. ‘And we won.’
‘You know, you never like to say ‘you won’ too soon. ‘We won… It was all over in the first hour,’ he said at a rally in Kentucky.
Trump’s comments came just hours after Israel said a missile had been launched into its territory from Iran. Al Jazeera also reported ‘Iran launched nine ballistic missiles and a number of unmanned aerial vehicles at Qatar,’ according to the Gulf nation’s Ministry of Defense.
The President, the Administration, and other Republicans as a whole have failed to have a unified message throughout the war so far.
On February 28, the first day of the joint US/Israeli operation against Iran, Trump stated that Iran’s nuclear program had been ‘destroyed’ in a video published on the Truth Social site.
That statement contradicted a White House document from just a few months ago that described US strikes last summer as ‘significantly weakening’ the authoritarian regime’s nuclear capabilities.
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, on March 11, 2026
This combination of photos created on March 11, 2026, using satellite imagery released with permission from Vantor, shows an overview of Havadarya air base in Bandar Abbas, Iran, after airstrikes on February 27, 2026 (top) and March 11, 2026
Smoke rises after an explosion at the airport in Erbil, Iraq, late on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas, who is seeking reelection in this year’s midterm elections, told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that Iran was “wrong” about its nuclear capabilities when asked to react to comments he made on Fox News last June following the Trump administration’s attacks on nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
Last year Marshall said it would take years for Iran to restart its nuclear programme, that they would not be able to control their airspace and that he was ‘shocked and appalled’ at ‘how much damage has been done to their facilities’.
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham caused great reactions with the comments he made about the war in his speech during Fox News’ Hannity program this week.
‘When he returns to South Carolina, I will ask them to send their sons and daughters to the Middle East,’ Graham said.
This line created uproar as President Trump’s bombing of Iran last month was unpopular with the American public, both Democrats and Republicans. Eight American soldiers were killed in the conflict. The latest figures also reveal that at least 140 soldiers were injured.
South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who is also running for governor in this year’s midterm elections, said in an X post on Tuesday that ‘South Carolina does not want to send its sons and daughters to war with Iran’ without directly addressing Graham’s comments.
Trump gave his speech Wednesday at Verst Logistics in Hebron, Kentucky, where he also attacked his arch-foe in Congress, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
Trump also endorsed his hand-picked opponent, retired Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, during the event; However, in the official guide, the speech was previewed as ‘statements regarding the economy’.
