Ok so here is the timeline of the Iranian war according to Trump

[MontyB]

Anyone want to explain to me why this man is not clinically insane?

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 3: "Something big is going to happen."

Apr 4: Said Iran must comply "immediately" or face further consequences.

Apr 5: "Open the ****in' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah."

Apr 6: “we will destroy their entire civilization.”

Apr 7: "We have reached a ceasefire with Iran"

April 8: "There is no ceasefire"

April 9: "We have conquered Iran

 

[MontyB]

Time for an update...
I swear this whole administration are insane...

Apr 10: "Iran has no cards"
Apr 11: "We're going to open up the strait"
Apr 12: "US will blockade the strait"
Apr 16: "I told NATO to stay away, they were useless"
Apr 17: "Iran has agreed to never close the strait again"
- Iran closes the strait

Apr 18: "We might have to start dropping bombs again"
Apr 19: "If Iran doesn't sign the deal their whole country is going to get blown up"
Apr 22: "We are gonna blow up all their boats"
Apr 23: "We will extend the ceasefire"
- "We were in Vietnam 18 years"
Apr 27: "if they want to talk, there is a telephone".
Apr 28: "Iran informed us they are in a state of collapse"
- "They want to open the Strait"
- Iran still has Strait Closed.
Apr 29: "No more Mr. Nice Guy"
- Brent Crude goes to almost $113.

May 1: "Pakistan says we are close to a deal with Iran"
- "The war is over".
- "I'm the only president to take a cognitive test. I don’t think Obama could pass it. Didn't he get into Harvard with a C average? The first question is a lion, a giraffe, a bear, and a shark. A lot of you wouldn’t have been able to answer those questions"
- Regular gas average = $4.39 (AAA).

May 2: "I will be reviewing the plan Iran has sent to us."
- "They want to make a deal, but I'm not satisfied with it so we will see what happens."
- Regular Gas average = $4.43 (AAA)
May 4: "Trump launches Project Freedom where naval ships guide commercial ships. Ceasefire violated, Iran fires missiles and drones. Ceasefire violated. Says Iran has 24hrs.
- Trump demands China respect the Sanctions of Iranian oil so they can put pressure to re-open the Strait. China says they will not comply with sanctions.
- "Iran more malleable in talks"
- Trump says he'll leave office in 8 or 9 years.

May 5: "We have an agreement ready. Project Freedom has been paused"
- Officials: "we may be closing in on a one page deal to end the war".
May 6: "We have an agreement ready. Project Freedom has been paused"
- "Iran should wave the white flag and surrender".
- “If Iran doesn't agree, the bombing starts again at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.”
- "Iran privately admits it has no chance against the US".

May 7: “We’re in what I call a skirmish because that’s what it is. We’re doing unbelievably well, just like we did in Venezuela.”
- Iran rejects US Proposal to re-open Strait
- "retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets after the Iran attack are just a “love tap"".
- "even if oil went to $200, it would be worth it."

May 8: "Gas prices are way down. Have you looked?"
- Gas price average is $4.54 for Regular (AAA).
- "They trifled with us today. We blew 'em away If there's no ceasefire, you're not going to have to know. You're just gonna have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran and they better sign their agreement fast."
- "The talks are going very well but they have to understand, if it doesn't get signed, they're going to have a lot of pain.

May 9: "Iran has agreed to a deal that would prevent it from developing nuclear weapons"
- Tehran “wants a deal badly". “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and they won't. And they've agreed to that, among other things, yes!”
- "We'll go a different route if everything doesn't get signed up, buttoned up. We may go back to Project Freedom if things don't happen but it'll be Project Freedom Plus, meaning Project Freedom plus other things.

May 10: Iran rejects the US Peace Proposal.
- Netanyahu says "Iran war not over."
- Trump: "I have read the response from Iran's so-called "Representatives". I don't like it. Totally unacceptable

May 11: Iran will have to open the Strait of Hormuz at any cost, I am damn sure they will do that".

May 12: "I don't think about Americans' financial situation, I don't think about anyone. The priority was making sure Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon."
- Iran expands its control on the Strait of Hormuz into a 500km "operational zone".
- CIA estimates Iran has restored 90% of its Underground Missile Facilities.

May 14: When asked about his plan on Iran, "of course I have a plan. I have the best plan". Iran has been defeated militarily. They have little left they probably built up, but we're knocking it out in about a day."
- "They think that I'll get tired of this or I'll get bored, or I'll have some pressure, but there’s no pressure, there’s no pressure at all. We're going to have a complete victory."

May 14: Trip to China: "Xi offered to help broker peace with Iran".
- "I had a total military victory. But the fake news, guys like you, write incorrectly. You're a fake guy. We had a total military victory. I actually think it's sort of treasonous what you write. You should be ashamed of yourself. I actually think it's treason."
- Gas price average is $4.51 for Regular (AAA)

May 15: " Iran war worth economic pain".
- "we are doing this (war with Iran) to help Israel, to help Saudi, Qatar, The UAE, Kuwait, and other countries, as well as Bahrain"

- May 18: "for Iran, Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them"

May 19: Trump said he will "hold off on our planned Military attack of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was scheduled for tomorrow,"
- "We've had periods of time where we had, we thought, pretty much getting close to making a deal, and it didn't work out. But this is a little bit different."
- will attack Iran in 'two or three days’ if no deal is reached.
- Gas price average is $4.53 for Regular (AAA)

May 20: "We're going to end that war very quickly. They want to make a deal so badly. They're tired of this"
- "I'm right now at 99% in Israel. I could run for prime minister, so maybe after I do this, I'll go to Israel and run for prime minister."
- "I paused the Strike on Iran because the Gulf Leaders asked for more time to negotiate".
- Gulf Officials: "we didn't know anything about any imminent US attack".
- "Gas prices will come down after war". Calls financial hit for Americans "peanuts".
- Gas price average is $4.56 for Regular (AAA)

May 22: "No. We will get it. We don't need it. We don't want it. We'll probably destroy it after we get it but we're not going to let them have it."
- Iran and Oman discussing permanent Toll on Strait of Hormuz.
- Brent Crude holds just under $106 a barrel.
May 22: Iran’s Defense Ministry spokesperson: Trump has "no choice" but to accept Tehran’s demands
- Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly"
May 24: The Iran Deal by Obama was the worst ever.
- "Israel was under threat so we had to attack."
- Marco Rubio “As the president said, he's not in a hurry to make a deal with Iran”