New details from Axios about Donald Trump’s March 11 virtual meeting with G7 leaders reveal a striking gap between Washington’s rhetoric and the war’s trajectory on the ground. According to officials briefed on the call, Trump told his counterparts that Iran is “about to surrender,” boasting that he had “got rid of a cancer that was threatening us all” through Operation “Epic Fury,” even though Tehran’s leadership has shown no sign of backing down. Just a day later, Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first major statement, praising Iran’s forces, threatening continued attacks on U.S. bases hosted by Gulf partners and vowing to keep fighting, undercutting Trump’s victory narrative.