Trump hijacks Veterans Day speech to make case for his Iran war - and 250-foot arch

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump used the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to claim the U.S. has already won the war with Iran, stating the only question is when to end it, despite lacking evidence to support this assertion.
• Trump framed the conflict as a necessary response to Iran's actions since 1979 and highlighted U.S. casualties, while contrasting the Iran conflict with longer wars like Korea and Vietnam, which he said yielded little benefit.
• He also touted a recent U.S. operation in Venezuela as a quick victory and claimed the U.S. has gained substantial oil revenues from it, portraying the conflict in Venezuela as a war won under his leadership.
• Trump announced plans to build a large triumphal arch honoring veterans between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetery, a project facing legal challenges and criticism from veterans groups and preservationists for disrupting historic sightlines and traffic.
• Multiple lawsuits, including from the Kennedy family descendants, seek to block the arch's construction, arguing it would overshadow gravesites and memorials, with a federal judge imposing a temporary pause on the project pending further review.