US President Donald Trump said that the ongoing conflict with Iran will end โany time I want it to end.โ Speaking to Axios over the phone, Trump said, โLittle this and that…Any time I want it to end, it will end,โ and added that there is โpractically nothing left to targetโ in Iran. Trump claimed that Iranโs key capabilities have been destroyed.ย
โTheir missiles are down to a scatter. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones,โ he said. He added that Tehran now has no navy, no air force, and no communications in a โmilitary sense.โ
The president also issued a stark warning to Iran saying,ย โThey better not try anything cute, or itโs going to be the end of that countryโฆIf they do anything bad, that would be the end of Iran and youโd never hear the name again.โ
Israel vows strikes will continueย
Despite Trumpโs confidence, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz earlier said that operations will persist โas long as necessaryโ.ย Katz said strikes in Tehran and across Iran will continue โday after day, target after targetโ to pressure the Iranian people to act against the current regime.
He added, โUltimately, that is something that depends on them,โ signaling that the military campaignโs conclusion will also rely on internal developments in Iran.
Hormuz strait tensions add pressureย
The situation in the Gulf remains tense after reports of mines in the Strait of Hormuz. On Tuesday, Trump warned on Truth Social of โmilitary consequences to Iran at a level never seen beforeโ if the mines are not immediately removed.
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