Once again, Trump claims victory in Iran war, while Iran war drags on

With futures down before the market open, Trump once again took to social media to make claims about the Iran war

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It's becoming a familiar spectacle. Major stock-market index futures are down, with the S&P 500 set to open down 0.7% and the Dow down 300 points. With the market a few hours from its official open, Trump takes to Truth Social to make strongly worded victory-is-nigh claims about the war with Iran. At the same time, news reports point to a deepening quagmire with few or no viable off-ramps.

Thursday shows the pattern in action. Trump's early morning post claims the Iranians are "begging" for a deal — a claim he himself renders........

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