Trump posts chart bragging about how the Iran War is shorter (so far) than WWII or Vietnam

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump posts chart bragging about how the Iran War is shorter (so far) than WWII or VietnamTrump’s graphic claimed the ‘Iran Excursion’ had been going on for six weeksRhian Lubin in New York Thursday 07 May 2026 14:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972253","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-weeks-b2972253.html","title":"Trump posts chart bragging about how the Iran War is shorter than WWII or Vietnam"}}CloseTrump says Iran strike ‘would’ve been worth it’ even if oil hit $200Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump has bragged about how his ongoing war in Iran is so far shorte...