US President Donald Trump speaks at a press convention from the Trump Nationwide Doral Miami on March 9, 2026. (AP/Yonhap)
US President Donald Trump stated that US army operations in opposition to Iran will finish “very quickly,” whereas additionally expressing a choice for somebody “inner” to Iran taking on as its chief.
Throughout a press briefing on Monday on the Trump Nationwide Doral Miami, a reporter requested Trump if he expects the struggle to finish in Iran this week. Trump replied: “No, however quickly. I believe quickly. Very quickly.”
“The large danger on that struggle has been over for 3 days. We wiped them out within the first two days,” the US chief stated.
Trump additionally claimed that US assaults had worn out virtually all of Iran’s army capabilities in response to questions by reporters.
“They don’t have any navy. They don’t have any air pressure. They don’t have any anti-aircraft tools. It is all been blown up. They don’t have any radar. They don’t have any telecommunications and so they don’t have any management,” he stated. “It is all gone.”
Trump claimed that Iran was “right down to a trickle” when it comes to missile provides, whereas drone capability was “right down to in all probability 25%.”
“Their drone manufacturing has been hit, beginning in the present day. We all know all the locations they manufacture the drones, and so they’re being hit one after one other,” he stated.
“This was a army success, the likes of which individuals haven’t seen,” Trump stated.
“We now have one of the best army. We now have one of the best tools. We now have, I consider, one of the best generals. We now have one of the best. And this went in a short time,” he went on.
Trump stated that the Iranian management has suffered catastrophic losses.
“Every part they’ve is gone, together with their management,” he stated.
Trump added that the US-Israeli operations have eliminated two ranges of management, however that there are extra.
“Two ranges of management are gone. Most individuals have by no means even heard of the leaders that they’re speaking about,” he stated, indicating chaos inside the regime attributable to the removing of prime management.
Trump didn’t specific any intentions to conduct strikes in opposition to Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been chosen by a clerical council to be Iran’s new supreme chief. When questioned about Mojtaba Khamenei’s choice, Trump remarked, “We expect it’s simply going to result in extra of the identical issues for the nation, so I used to be disenchanted to see their alternative.” However he added that he “preferred the concept” of an inner determine main the nation.
Trump cited the precedent of Iraqi management being eliminated and changed by radicals like ISIS.
“We don’t need that,” he stated.
Relating to the potential of the army operation increasing in scale and size, Trump indicated such selections will depend upon his assessments of the scenario.
“We may name it an amazing success proper now, as we go away right here; I may name it, or we may go additional, and we’re going to go additional,” he stated, hinting at the potential of the operation persevering with.
When it comes to rising oil costs, Trump stated he “knew oil costs would go up,” whereas noting that they’d risen ”lower than [he] thought they’d.”
“We’re trying to preserve the oil costs down,” he stated.
By Kim Received-chul, Washington correspondent
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