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@weijia @Shayan86 1).
„In a phone interview with @CBSNews on Mon. afternoon, @POTUS @realDonaldTrump said the U.S. war with Iran could almost be over.

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@weijia @Shayan86 @CBSNews @POTUS @realDonaldTrump 2).
The same afternoon that the president said the war is »very complete, pretty much«, the Department of Defense posted on X [1], »We have Only Just Begun to Fight« and »no mercy [2]«.

@weijia @Shayan86 @CBSNews @POTUS @realDonaldTrump 3).
„ @POTUS @realDonaldTrump told @axios in a brief phone interview Wed. that the war with Iran will end »soon« because there is »practically nothing left to target«.

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@weijia @Shayan86 @CBSNews @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @axios 4).
[...] Trump told Axios he spoke by phone Tues. with @IsraeliPM Benjamin @netanyahu.
– »We talked about how much we are winning« – he said.

@weijia @Shayan86 @CBSNews @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @axios @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 5).
@realDonaldTrump also again raised @netanyahu's pending pardon request, blasting Israeli President Isaac Herzog for saying he needs to follow legal procedure — including obtaining opinions from government lawyers — before acting on it.

@weijia @Shayan86 @CBSNews @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @axios @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 6).
– »He doesn't need any legal opinions. He is full of crap« – Trump said of Herzog.
– »He is a weak and pathetic guy. I want Bibi to be focused on the war — not on bullshit« – he added [3].”

@weijia @Shayan86 @CBSNews @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @axios @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 7).
[1] @DOWResponse x.com/dowresponse/st… (archive.is/shKVh)

[2] @CBSNews March 9, 2026 cbsnews.com/news/trump-ira…

[3] @axios March 11, 2026 axios.com/2026/03/11/tru…

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