US EditionTrump says Iran war timeline is likely 4-5 weeks but could go ‘far longer’
Operation Epic Fury aims to degrade Iran's missile and naval forces and prevent nuclear weapon development, with US-Israeli strikes ongoing and potential for extended conflict, Trump said.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump warned of a longer Iran war and did not rule out sending ground troops, while Rubio linked the timing to Israeli action and said `We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action...`
- Over the weekend, U.S. and Israeli forces struck hundreds of targets across Iran, with the Saturday wave reportedly killing top Iranian leadership.
- President Donald Trump outlined four explicit goals for Operation Epic Fury, including destroying Iran's missile capabilities and degrading Iran's navy, calling it the 'last, best chance' to hit Iran's long-standing foe.
- The White House has been trying to straighten out its messaging over the past 24 hours as Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reassured the public the conflict would not drag on like Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Trump said `From the beginning we projected four to five weeks, but we have capability to go far longer than that`, warning a prolonged Iran war could risk higher casualties than the six service members killed so far.
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Trump says Iran war could go ‘far longer’ than planned
As the war in the Middle East intensifies, U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has “the capability to go far longer” than its projected four- to five-week time frame for its military operations against Iran.
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Trump signals US is prepared for long war against Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States would continue attacking Iran for as long as it took to leave it incapable of posing a threat, an indication that an expanding war in the Middle East could continue for weeks or more.
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