Reality on the ground looks different as Trump insists Iran war is nearing an end

In an interview with Fox Business that aired on Wednesday, President Donald Trump once again suggested that the war is winding down. “Is this war over?” asked host Maria Bartiromo. “I think it’s close to over, yeah, I view it as very close to over,” Trump said. But at the same time, the Pentagon has just deployed 10,000 additional U.S. Troops to the Middle East, including 6,000 aboard the USS George HW Bush. They will join the thousands of others involved in a pressure campaign aimed at hitting Iran where the pain is immediate, in its economy, with the continued…