Trump declares ‘Mission Accomplished’ in Iran, as conflict drags on

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Former US President Donald Trump declared 'Mission Accomplished' regarding the conflict in Iran, despite ongoing costly war with unclear objectives. He posted an image including Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei alongside visuals of US military strikes.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared “Mission Accomplished” in Iran even as the unpopular and costly war drags on with no end in sight and no sign that the United States is close to achieving any of the lofty goals he set for the conflict. Trump posted an image of himself along with Iran’s slain former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei against a stylised landscape background of punishing US air and missile attacks. “2026 Mission Accomplished”, a caption reads. The slogan evokes former...