{"id":2651273,"date":"2026-08-28T16:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lets-six-month-anniversary-of-iran-war-pass-with-little-fanfare\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T16:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:26:38","slug":"trump-lets-six-month-anniversary-of-iran-war-pass-with-little-fanfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lets-six-month-anniversary-of-iran-war-pass-with-little-fanfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump lets six-month anniversary of Iran war pass with little fanfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-lets-six-month-anniversary-of-iran-war-pass-with-little-fanfare%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The six-month anniversary of the Iran war passed without meaningful acknowledgment from the White House, despite earlier predictions by President Donald Trump that the conflict would last only weeks.While some Democrats and critics called for an end to the war, the administration and Trump&#8217;s allies highlighted purported military achievements, including degrading Iran\u2019s military capabilities and damaging its naval and space assets.Trump issued statements emphasizing ongoing naval operations and economic pressures on Iran, asserting the regime is weakened and in trouble.Critics, including Democratic leaders and a Republican critic, labeled the war as a failure, criticizing the lack of progress and the depletion of US resources. Trump spent the day attending a Republican fundraiser and awarding honors, while maintaining that military operations had achieved strategic goals without detailing further sanctions or negotiations. there was little official recognition of the war\u2019s duration,wiht political leaders on both <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sides expressing contrasting opinions-supporters touting military success<\/a> and critics condemning the conflict as needless and unsuccessful.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House made no major public recognition Friday of the six-month anniversary of the Iran war, a conflict President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> predicted earlier this year would last only a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither Trump nor his administration acknowledged the milestone as the war entered its seventh month, even as Democrats and one Republican critic of the president seized on the anniversary to renew their calls for an end to the conflict. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4704269\/trump-six-months-iran-war-little-fanfare\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump administration lets six-month anniversary of Iran war pass with little fanfare<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4703958\/glenn-beck-trump-farmers-ranchers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Glenn Beck interview prompts Trump to allow farmers and ranchers to process their own food<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4703920\/trump-administration-plans-sale-sliver-yosemite-private-company\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump administration plans to sell sliver of Yosemite to private company: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> aides underscored Trump\u2019s accomplishments from the war, with the original war aims including Iran\u2019s denuclearization and the degradation of its military capabilities, though at times they also included the defunding of its regional proxies and regime change.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs President Trump said, the Strait [of Hormuz] is open and all mines have been cleared,\u201d White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThere are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The naval blockade remains in full force and effect, and Operation Economic Outcast is underway to sever every remaining economic lifeline sustaining the regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"271\">Pentagon<\/a> similarly promoted Trump\u2019s achievements in the Iran war after the conflict started Feb. 28 following the president\u2019s order to commence Operation Epic Fury in partnership with Israel and has been connected to the deaths of 18 U.S. service members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cU.S. forces have achieved every military objective assigned,\u201d Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cCENTCOM intercepted thousands of Iranian drones and missiles, significantly degraded Iran\u2019s ability to launch them, and destroyed up to 90% of Iran\u2019s drone, ballistic missile, and naval industrial base. Furthermore, U.S. warships engaged in arguably the most intense combat at sea the Navy has seen since World War II, executing decisive strikes and sinking the Iranian navy with exceptional tactical precision. And American forces functionally destroyed Iran\u2019s space capability.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While multiple Republicans have voted to reduce Trump\u2019s war powers to express their opposition to the conflict, one of the only GOP lawmakers to speak on the anniversary was Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"17668\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY), a longtime critic of the president who lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, we have been at War with Iran for SIX MONTHS,\u201d Massie wrote Friday on X. \u201cThe 1973 War Powers Act required Trump to withdraw forces within 90 days absent authorization from Congress. They ridiculously claimed to stop the war &#038; restart new hostilities @ 91 days. We are past 180 days. End the War.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, we have been at War with Iran for SIX MONTHS.<\/p>\n<p>The 1973 War Powers Act required Trump to withdraw forces within 90 days absent authorization from Congress.<\/p>\n<p>They ridiculously claimed to stop the war  &#038; restart new hostilities @ 91 days.<\/p>\n<p>We are past 180 days. End the War.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/2093296141567754613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Democratic leaders marked the occasion by criticizing Trump\u2019s action in Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrump\u2019s disastrous war in Iran has accomplished nothing but the depletion of American stockpiles and the weakening of our military standing. That\u2019s what I call an abject failure,\u201d Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"384\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/2093362871333802081?s=20\">posted<\/a> to social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) echoed a similar sentiment, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJeffries\/status\/2093322211352281591?s=20\">labeling<\/a> it a \u201cwar of choice\u201d and calling for War Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDonald Trump and Republican extremists promised no more failed wars. And then did the exact opposite. Pete Hegseth should be fired, the war must end and taxpayer dollars should be spent to make life more affordable,\u201d Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their counterparts, Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) and House Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), have not said anything to mark six months of the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump spent Friday in Houston, where he presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and called the International Space Station after attending a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2059\">Republican National Committee<\/a> fundraiser Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about Iran by reporters Thursday, Trump described the regime as being \u201cin deep trouble\u201d and having \u201cvery little capacity,\u201d adding they are not \u201cpaying their troops.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLast night we took 24 boats through the Strait,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re taking them through all the time. I say it very openly. It doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re finished with the military, but we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also emphasized Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\">Scott Bessent\u2019s<\/a> strategy for putting economic pressure on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> amid a pause in military strikes and diplomatic negotiations after the collapse of the memorandum of understanding shortly after it was signed in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4702952\/five-ways-karoline-leavitt-changed-white-house-press-shop\/\"><strong>FIVE WAYS KAROLINE LEAVITT HELPED CHANGE THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SHOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bessent\u2019s economic \u201cD-Day\u201d for Iran and its partners has been criticized for its lack of detail and specificity, prompting Trump to snap at a reporter who asked why the administration was not sanctioning Chinese banks that do business with Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho said I\u2019m not?\u201d he asked. \u201cYou said, \u2018Why not?\u2019 I mean, who said I\u2019m not? You don\u2019t know if I\u2019m doing it \u2026 I don\u2019t have to announce everything, do I?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House ignores six-month Iran war anniversary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2651274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26222573356081.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3823,32603,3634,36408,84827],"class_list":["post-2651273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-political-news","tag-trump","tag-us-foreign-policy","tag-war-anniversary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26222573356081.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651273"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651277,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651273\/revisions\/2651277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}