The president of the United States of America (US), Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that the US and Israeli war against Iran will end “soon, adding that it will end anytime he wants it to end.
According to President Trump, the strikes have left “practically nothing left to target” in the country.
“Little this and that… any time I want it to end, it will end,” he said during a brief telephone interview with US outlet Axios.
Donald Trump said that ending the war is his decision alone, even though he had earlier said it would be decided together with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli and US officials told Axios that they expect the war to continue for at least two more weeks.
Brad Cooper said in a video on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that US strikes have destroyed over 5,500 targets and more than 60 ships.
These include all of Iran’s Sulaymani class warships. He added that Iran’s navy and industrial base have been significantly weakened.
‘Talks with Iran possible,’ says Trump
In an interview with Fox News on Monday evening, Trump was asked about the possibility of talks with Tehran. He said he had heard that Iran wanted to hold talks.
Trump also repeated his criticism of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. He told Fox, “I don’t believe he can live in peace.”
Trump also referred to comments he made earlier during a press conference. He said the results of the US military operation in Iran were “way beyond expectations.”
He also said he was surprised that Iran was attacking Gulf countries with missiles and drones, according to the network.
Previously, Donald Trump and his administration gave mixed and sometimes conflicting statements about the joint military campaign by the United States and Israel against Iran, according to the BBC.
On Monday, which marked the 10th day of the operation, the situation again showed confusion about the timeline and goals of the war.
