Record #6563
Trump will order one more major military escalation/bombing campaign against Iran before the war ends
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #6563 The Bulwark · Bill Kristol: The Tough Guy Really, Really Means It This Time
Original quotemaybe it pressures him though to does he tie one more spasmodic use of force, kind of go out with a Nixon kind of 72 Christmas bombing, showing he's a tough guy. I wouldn't put it past him. But then if he does that, you know, then of course you're into a situation where you can't, you don't know how Iran reacts, et cetera. So I don't know, I don't know. And the one last spasm feels Trumpy to me.
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How the call settles
The US conducts another large-scale strike/bombing campaign on Iran before a deal ends the conflict
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because After the April 20 prediction the US conducted further large-scale strikes on Iran (the May 7, 2026 strikes, and then from July 8, 2026 more than 100 air attacks including a 90-target round, sustained for 13 consecutive nights and expanding to civilian infrastructure nationwide), all before any deal ended the conflict, which remains unresolved as of August 8, 2026.. Applied stored rule: The US conducts another large-scale strike/bombing campaign on Iran before a deal ends the conflict.
Outcome evidence
After the April 20 prediction the US conducted further large-scale strikes on Iran (the May 7, 2026 strikes, and then from July 8, 2026 more than 100 air attacks including a 90-target round, sustained for 13 consecutive nights and expanding to civilian infrastructure nationwide), all before any deal ended the conflict, which remains unresolved as of August 8, 2026.
Outcome date: 2026-05-07
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-09
Basis: research