As we now enter the Epsteinth day of Trump’s war with Iran, I’m posting this chronology because the commentary reads like a live-blogged nervous breakdown...
• Mar 3: "We won the war."
• Mar 7: "We defeated Iran."
• Mar 9: "We must attack Iran."
• Mar 9: "The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully."
• Mar 11: “You never like to say too early you won. We won. In the first hour it was over.”
• Mar 12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet."
• Mar 13: "We won the war."
• Mar 14: "Please help us."
• Mar 15: "If you don't help us, I will certainly remember it."
• Mar 16: "Actually, we don't need any help at all."
• Mar 16: "I was just testing to see who's listening to me."
• Mar 16: "If NATO doesn't help, they will suffer something very bad."
• Mar 17: "We neither need nor want NATO's help."
• Mar 17: "I don't need Congressional approval to withdraw from NATO."
• Mar 18: "Our allies must cooperate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz."
• Mar 19: "US allies need to get a grip - step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz."
• Mar 20: "NATO are cowards."
• Mar 21: "The Strait of Hormuz must be protected by the countries that use it. We don't use it, we don't need to open it."
• Mar 22: "This is the last time. I will give Iran 48 hours. Open the strait"
• Mar 22: "Iran is Dead"
• Mar 23: "We had very good and productive talks with Iran."
• Mar 24: "We’re making progress."
• Mar 24: "[Iran] gave us a present and the present arrived today, and it was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money."
• Mar 25: “They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize.”
• Mar 26: "Make a deal, or we’ll just keep blowing them away."
• Mar 27: "We don’t have to be there for NATO."
• Mar 28: No major quote
• Mar 29: Claimed talks were progressing
• Mar 30: "Open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, or face devastating consequences."
• Mar 31: Claimed a deal was "very close" and that Iran would "do the right thing"
• Apr 1: "We’ll see what happens very soon."
• Apr 2: Repeated that a deal was likely, while warning of continued strikes if not
• Apr 2: “The straight will open up naturally”
• Apr 3: "Something big is going to happen."
• Apr 4: Said Iran must comply "immediately" or face further consequences.
• Apr 5: "Open the f**kin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH!
