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For Trump and Netanyahu, the Iran war is a problem of their own making

The US president’s claim that the war is ‘very complete’ was little more than wishful thinking

For Trump and Netanyahu, the Iran war is a problem of their own making
Trump and Netanyahu have a problem of their own making in Iran | Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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“I think the war is very complete, pretty much,” was Donald Trump’s assessment of the Israeli-American war in Iran earlier this week, after nearly a fortnight of death and destruction.

“[Iran has] no navy, no communications, they've got no air force,” the US president continued. “Their missiles are down to a scatter. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones.”

Iran thinks otherwise: it struck three merchant ships near the Strait of Hormuz days later.