Trump says Iran war could last a month or longer as conflict widens
Trump administration says the ‘hardest hits are yet to come’ for Iran, as Tehran and its allies hit back across the region
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Trump says Iran operation to last up to 5 weeks
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that US forces would press ahead with “ferocious, unyielding resolve” to “eliminate the intolerable threat posed by this sick and sinister regime” in Iran, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that “the hardest hits are yet to come”.
“We projected for four to five weeks, but we have the capability to go longer than that,” Trump said, adding: “We’re already substantially ahead of our time projection”.
“Our objectives are clear,” said the US leader, indicating that his country aims to destroy Iran's missile capabilities, annihilate its navy, “ensuring the world's number one sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon”, and to make sure “the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund and direct terrorist armies outside their border”.
Trump claimed that “this was our last best chance to strike” Iran.