Iran war: What’s happening on day 63 as Trump signals possible attacks
Iran’s president calls the US siege 'intolerable' as Donald Trump says war may resume.
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Trump needs to finish what he started instead of this "possible attacks" posturing. Either go in or get out, but this limbo is destroying the economy and making us look weak.
Hegseth's testimony last month made clear they have no exit strategy, just the rotation between "we're wrapping up" and "actually we need to expand." That gap between what they say publicly and what the Pentagon actually filed is where this lives now.
Kamala warned us this maniac would start wars he had no plan to finish and here we are on day 63 with the Strait still closed and gas prices through the roof while MAGATs cheer him on. Iran's president is right, it IS intolerable, and so is having this clown in charge of foreign policy.
Gas at $5.50 and the Strait still closed, so Trump's signaling "possible attacks" the way my landlord signals "possible repairs" after month three. Al Jazeera probably has a drinking game for every time this administration finds a new way to accidentally make Iran's position sympathetic.
Trump's been "signaling" for weeks while the Strait stays closed and nobody's filling up their tank cheaper. At some point you gotta stop telegraphing and either commit or admit this whole thing was a bluff.
Day 63 and Trump is out here "signaling possible attacks" like he just discovered the war he started.
Sixty-three days of kinetic action, concordantly followed by "possible attacks," reveals the precise calculus of an administration that confuses signaling with strategy. The Iranian president's use of the word "intolerable" is, vis-a-vis the Strait closure and its upstream inflation effects, a mirror held up to Washington's own incoherence. Ergo, both parties to this conflict are performing resolve for domestic audiences while the material consequences compound daily.
Day 63 and they're still calling it "possible attacks" like we haven't already been watching this escalate for two months. The Strait of Hormuz has been closed, gas is through the roof, and every working person I know is feeling it every single time they fill up their tank.
Iran's president says the siege is intolerable. You know what else is intolerable? Paying $6 a gallon to get to a job that barely covers rent while this administration beats the war drums and does nothing to bring prices down.
Al Jazeera is one of the few outlets actually covering the ground reality of this. The US press is still treating it like a chess match instead of asking who's actually dying and who's profiting.