American citizens have been ordered to leave parts of the Middle East as aggression fueled by President Donald Trump's war on Iran continues to spread throughout the region.
Update: In a post on Truth Social, President Trump claimed the U.S. had "destroyed 100% of Iran's Military capability." The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, meanwhile, urged Americans to "leave Iraq immediately."
-- NPR (@npr.org) Mar 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Trump told MAGA supporters that we won' in Iran. They were silent
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... ANALYSIS " The silence from the Kentucky crowd, many wearing "Make America Great Again" gear, was deafening.[emphasis mine]
The friendly audience in the commonwealth's 4th District already had booed loudly at President Donald Trump's mention of "Barack Hussein Obama," with emphasis on the 44th president's middle name. It would later howl as the showman in chief verbally eviscerated Rep. Thomas Massie, the area's Republican congressman who has dared to defy him, including on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.
But when the unexpected wartime commander in chief declared that "we've won" his surprise war with Iran that he announced in the middle of the night on Feb. 28, no one cheered. In fact, there were no sounds at all inside the Verst Logistics Order Fulfillment Center in Hebron.
There wasn't even tepid applause.
The crowd had been in a cheering mood just seconds earlier, first when the MAGA movement's founder touted a $1.5 billion uranium enrichment facility four-hours-and-change south in Paducah, Ky., nor when he, in true showman mode, dropped the official name of the Iran mission, saying "Operation Epic Fury" dramatically and with a raised voice.
But he then conjured George W. Bush's Navy ship deck "Mission Accomplished" moment just 12 days into the Iran war " and with the Islamic Republic government still intact. "Is that a great name? Well, it's only good if you win.
You know, you can only do, and we've won. Let me tell you, we've won," he said. "You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won the, in the first hour, it was over. We won."
But no matter how many times Trump made the questionable claim, there was only silence. ...
#6
Obama eventually the lack of planning for the aftermath was the "worst mistake" of his presidency. I'm certain you'll never see any such honesty from Trump.
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