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Trump says war in Iran is going 'swimmingly' and 'should be ending pretty soon'

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 176 words · By Dan Mangan
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What to know about Trump says war in Iran is going 'swimmingly' and 'should be ending pretty soon'

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that "the war in Iran is going along swimmingly." "It should be ending pretty soon," Trump said at an event in Las Vegas, echoing similarly rosy predictions about the end of the war that he has made since the United…

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What happened

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that "the war in Iran is going along swimmingly." "It should be ending pretty soon," Trump said at an event in Las Vegas, echoing similarly rosy predictions about the end of the war that he has made since the United…

Why it matters

It was the power we have," the president said.

Common ground

"We had the most powerful military anywhere in the world." The president's appearance was to promote his "no tax on tips" policy, which eliminated the federal income tax on tip-based wages for many workers.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran has a two-week ceasefire with the United States”
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While the evidence mentions a war between the US/Israel and Iran (Wikipedia 2026 Iran war) and negotiations in 2025, there is no specific mention in the provided evidence of a current 'two-week ceasefire' between Iran and the United States. The provided Wikipedia and web results discuss war, negotiations, and the Strait of Hormuz, but not a specific two-week ceasefire agreement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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Claim 2: “his "no tax on tips" policy, which eliminated the federal income tax on tip-based wages for many workers”
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Web search results from The New York Times and The American Prospect confirm the existence of the 'no tax on tips' policy. Specifically, The American Prospect reports that lawmakers passed two measures to eliminate federal taxes on tips.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ending federal taxation of tips could prompt more industries to shift from paying wages to soliciting tips. In addition to potential tax benefits for employees, it would transfer some of the responsib…
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/donald-trump-pr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The sudden popularity of exempting tips from taxes is a reminder of the improvisational nature of economic policymaking under Donald Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/us/politics/trump-tips-ta…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lawmakers passed two measures to eliminate federal taxes on tips this week, a move proponents say will especially benefit the restaurant workers who make nearly half their overall salary from tips.
https://prospect.org/2025/05/23/2025-05-23-no-tax-on-tips-fl…
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Claim 3: “the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February”
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Multiple independent news sources (CNBC, RT News, Deutsche Welle, and The Hindu) all report that the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February. This is further supported by a Wikipedia entry regarding the 2026 Iran war which states the conflict began on February 28, 2026, with US and Israeli airstrikes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
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Claim 4: “Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire”
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Multiple independent sources, including CNBC and EuroNews, explicitly report that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting on a Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel occupied Southern Lebanon from 1982 until 2000. In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon in response to attacks from southern Lebanon by Palestinian militants. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) occup…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_Southern…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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