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🗓️ 16 March 2026
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| 0:00.0 | President Donald Trump is eager to declare victory against Iran, but Iran still has ways to fight. |
| 0:09.6 | That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Monday, March 16th. |
| 0:16.5 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:22.6 | In just over two weeks of war, the U.S. and Israel have crippled Iran's military forces. |
| 0:30.4 | Its navy has been eliminated, much of its missile stockpile has been destroyed, and its top leaders have been killed. |
| 0:39.4 | Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One yesterday, President Trump made it sound like that meant the war would soon be over. |
| 0:45.5 | The war militarily, as far as I'm concerned, we've essentially defeated. I guess they can have a little |
| 0:53.1 | bit of a fight back, but not much. Not much. |
| 0:56.0 | But Trump may not be able to declare victory just yet. The broader goals he has sometimes referred to have not been achieved. |
| 1:05.5 | Iran's regime remains in power. According to diplomats and analysts, its leaders may be more eager than ever |
| 1:12.5 | to obtain a nuclear weapon. And Iran still has an immense ability to wage economic warfare. |
| 1:20.6 | By threatening to attack ships that cross the Strait of Hormuz, it has sent oil markets reeling. |
| 1:26.7 | Even if the U.S. stopped striking Iran, it's unclear if it would be |
| 1:30.7 | enough to ease energy prices. And this morning, an Iranian drone strike hit Dubai's airport, which is usually |
| 1:38.5 | one of the busiest in the world. Meanwhile, Trump is facing increasing pressure from his own party to refocus attention |
| 1:46.4 | on the economy ahead of the midterm elections. |
| 1:53.7 | President Trump is lashing out at media coverage of the war. That's number two. |
| 2:00.1 | Over the weekend, FCC chairman Brendan Carr issued an |
| 2:04.1 | extraordinary threat to media outlets. He warned that he would deny or revoke government-issued |
| 2:10.7 | licenses if broadcasters run what his agency considers to be fake news. Last night, Trump endorsed that threat in a truth social post, and he called media organizations, |
| 2:24.1 | quote, corrupt and highly unpatriotic. |
| 2:28.0 | The posts have sparked backlash from Democratic politicians and from press freedom advocates |
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