Iran war, said to be over "very soon," nears 6 months — SkimNews
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- Iran war will hit the half-year mark next week, defined by "fits and starts and strain on America's military"
- Washington and Tehran are both betting they can outlast one another in the prolonged conflict
- President Trump has repeatedly promised the fight would be quick, decisive and over "very soon" — a timeline now contradicted by six months of fighting
- The source characterizes the conflict as marked by repeated starts and stops, suggesting neither side has achieved decisive momentum
Why it matters: Trump's repeated promise of a short war is now directly contradicted by the calendar: six months in, neither side has broken the stalemate. The "strain on America's military" framing means the longer it drags, the more the political cost of the promise compounds for Trump, while Tehran's willingness to match a superpower in a war of attrition signals a strategic calculation that time is on its side.
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