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Trump: US is ‘winning big in Iran,’ will see results ‘very, very shortly’
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US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
In his speech on election security, US President Donald Trump says the US is “winning big in Iran and you will see the fruits of that labor very, very shortly.”
The comments come as the US expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran overnight by hitting bridges as part of a broader attack on the nation’s infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
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