Trump Tells Fox News 'We Shouldn't Have Been in Iran' — Reversal of War Justification on Day 93

In a Fox News interview with Lara Trump on June 1, 2026 — Day 93 of the US-Iran war — President Trump made a stunning admission: 'We shouldn't have been there in the first place... We shouldn't have been in Iran.' The statement directly contradicts his justification for launching Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026. Trump also claimed the US 'left Iran's military alone' and described Iran's military as 'somewhat moderate.' Iran's IRGC-linked media responded by threatening to suspend indirect talks and open 'other fronts' including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. US forces had struck Iranian radar installations, drone sites, and Qeshm island over the preceding weekend, while Iran retaliated against a US military base in Kuwait. The bond market simultaneously sent a new inflation warning to Trump as the Iran war energy spike drove Treasury yields higher. No signed agreement exists; the May 29 tentative 60-day ceasefire extension framework remains unsigned.