Trump says Iran war timeline likely 4-5 weeks but could go ‘longer’ – National
The US President says the conflict is expected to last “four to five weeks, but we have the ability to go longer than that.”
Since Saturday’s first attack on Iran, Trump said he has warned Iran not to “make any attempt to rebuild” its nuclear program.
“I said it from the beginning: they will never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said Monday afternoon at the Medal of Honor ceremony in his first live speech since the attack.
He also outlined current US military objectives.
“First, we’re destroying Iran’s missile capabilities, and you see that happening every hour with their new and better production capabilities,” he said.
“Secondly, we’re destroying their navy. We’ve already destroyed 10 ships. They’re under the sea. Thirdly, we’re making sure that the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism will never get a nuclear weapon, never have a nuclear weapon.”
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He also said that “our country itself will be at risk, and almost at risk.”
“We thought we had an agreement, but then they backed out and came back and we thought we had an agreement and then they backed out. I said you can’t deal with these people. You have to do it the right way.”
was seen heading to the home of Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the city of Tehran. He was attacked by the US in the center of Tehran that day.
“This is not just justice for the people of Iran, but for all great Americans, and those people from many countries around the world, who have been killed or maimed by Khamenei and his bloodthirsty thugs,” Trump said on Truth Social on Saturday.
Trump initially said that this is aimed at ensuring that Tehran does not get a nuclear weapon, and that it is aimed at “eliminating threats from the Iranian government.” He urged the Iranian people to be safe because “bombs will be falling everywhere.”
Currently, Global Affairs Canada reported that 85k Canadians are from the Middle East; 2,921 Canadians in Iran, 6,006 Canadians in Israel and 438 registered in the Palestinian territories.
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