Responding to their aggressors, Iran has said that the war isn’t over until they say it’s over:

JUST IN: Iran says “as the victors, we will set the conditions for ending the war, and the enemies will be forced to accept them.”

— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) March 27, 2026

The Iran quagmire

The message comes as Donald Trump has expressed his disinterest with continuing the war:

Just take a step back and think about the fact that he killed 200 children the very first day of the war and is now saying “that was fun but I’m bored.” He’s a true sociopath https://t.co/ncb9c7RmcA

— evan loves worf (@esjesjesj) March 27, 2026

As noted above, the US did indeed strike a school, killing hundreds of children. People disputed this at the time, and some even claimed that Iran had blown up the school itself. What’s gone less reported is all the carnage since then:

I can’t find a single headline from a mainstream Western outlet with this story.

Imagine the coverage if 26 Israelis had been killed, mostly women and children. https://t.co/XvfakobZ3S

— Assal Rad (@AssalRad) March 28, 2026

This continued assault has included more strikes on schools:

Terrifying reality check. In just 27 days of their illegal war, the US and Israel have demolished over 600 schools across Iran, martyring more than 1,000 students and teachers. They are systematically destroying civilian infrastructure with zero regard for humanity. pic.twitter.com/sB57A4kl0x

— Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) March 27, 2026

Trump has now claimed the US will pause strikes on Iran for 10 days, as reported by the BBC:

Donald Trump’s decision to pause any attack on Iranian energy plants for a further 10 days could be a pivotal moment in a conflict that has now lasted almost four weeks.

The US president’s commitment to deadlines is fluid – this is his second extension of this particular threat – but he uses them nonetheless for a purpose: to send signals, to distract attention and to buy time.

Take this latest promise to hold off a threatened “obliteration” of Iran’s energy infrastructure, a massive escalation that could trigger both Iranian retaliation against similar Gulf facilities and damage chances of a sustainable peace and global economic recovery.

It may be Trump wanted again to calm international markets; it has not gone unnoticed this latest pause was announced minutes after trading closed on Wall Street.

The boys who cried negotiation

Because the US and Israel have repeatedly attacked the countries they’re supposedly holding peace talks with, there is no reason for Iran to trust Trump. At the same time, there’s clearly a good reason for them to make the global economy hurt, because doing so will force their enemies to think twice before launching another attack.

In other words, Iran may be speaking honestly when they say this ends when they say it does.

That is unless Trump becomes convinced that wrecking the global economy is a price worth paying for a victory that takes decades to achieve and provides no actual benefits.

Featured image via Amwaj

By Willem Moore

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