By Mahdi Hemmat
Months later, Tehran is still standing, the Iranian flag is still flying, Hormuz still carries leverage, and Washington is talking negotiations instead of capitulation.
You can rename the outcome, move the deadlines, and rewrite the headlines, but the image remains the same: the white flag never came, the knee never bent, and Iran survived everything thrown at it.
Trump predicted surrender, a white flag, and an Iran brought to its knees.
Months later, Tehran is still standing, the Iranian flag is still flying, Hormuz still carries leverage, and Washington is talking negotiations instead of capitulation.
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— Mahdi Hemmat (@HemmatMahdi) August 8, 2026
Original source: https://x.com/HemmatMahdi/status/2086171480774353313