Venezuela and Iran: Mission accomplished, again

Boris Muñoz — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:21:39 GMT

At the gas station I usually visit on Belmont Avenue, a block from my house, the price of gasoline has risen from $2.69 to $3.59, a one-third price increase in two weeks. It’s Trump’s war in Iran, translated into the everyday language Americans understand: a blow to their wallets. And this scene is being repeated all over the world. But Trump is declaring victory and boasting that his military won in the first hour of the attack: bombing thousands of targets, destroying much of Iran’s offensive capabilities, and decapitating the leadership of the theocratic regime, sending Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his generals to their deaths. Such is the epic fury of an empire without military rival or restraint. But two weeks later, the war continues.

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Venezuela and Iran: Mission accomplished, again