Iran War and U.S. Public Opinion

On a closed G7 call, President Trump told allied leaders Iran was “about to surrender,” while publicly oscillating between declarations of victory and saying the conflict will end on his timetable. Yet reporting and data show the war is ongoing — Iran continues missile, drone and shipping attacks, the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, key facilities and enriched uranium stocks are intact, U.S. and Israeli officials are divided over the endgame, and analysts say Tehran is unlikely to capitulate.