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Right-wing media bizarrely suggest Trump's war in Iran is actually ending a decades-long war, not starting one

Media Matters for America · Media Matters for America · last updated

In the days since President Donald Trump started a war with Iran, right-wing media have argued that Trump did not start a war with Iran, but rather he is ending a “forever war.” Some have claimed the U.S. has “been at war” with Iran since the Iran hostage crisis of 1979, while others suggested that bombing Iran is an extension of Trump’s promise to bring peace because the conflict could create “peace in the region.”

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