Day 3: Trump Declares “Success” vs. Iran, But Says War will Continue & More US Troops Will Die

• US President Trump claims to have eliminated Iran’s military and political leadership and that remaining Iranian forces are “surrendering;”

• He also admitted the fighting continues, US troops are dying, more will die, and demands Iranian military forces he just said were “surrendering” to surrender;

• Iran continues carrying out complex regional operations indicating its mosaic defense strategy is still working, forcing the US and its proxies to expend huge amounts of munitions in the process;

• Iran’s greatest danger involves internal cohesion, it is still too early to draw conclusions regarding the fighting at this point;

References:

BBC – Trump says US will ‘avenge’ military deaths (Mar. 2, 2026):
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn5ge95…

Guardian – Oil price expected to surge after Iran strikes and strait of Hormuz closure (Mar. 2, 2026):
https://www.theguardian.com/business/…

NYT – U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/wo…