A post by @FirstSquawk on X.
TRUMP, ON THE IRAN WAR, SAYS NOBODY HAS BEEN KILLED IN ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS, CONTRASTING IT WITH RUSSIA-UKRAINE, WHERE HE SAYS 25,000 PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED A MONTH, “THAT’S WAR. IRAN, NO”
@FirstSquawk on X
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President Trump said no one has been killed in the Iran conflict for roughly six to seven months, drawing a contrast with the Russia-Ukraine war, where he said about 25,000 people are dying each month. He characterized the latter as “that’s war,” while saying of Iran: “no.” The remarks, delivered in a single statement carried by First Squawk, frame the Iran situation as markedly less lethal than the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The comparison matters because it signals the administration’s characterization of the Middle East standoff as contained rather than an active shooting war.
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