by Ben Whedon
President Donald Trump on Monday said that the Iran is “very complete” based on the extent of the American military impact on their armed capabilities.
“I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force,” he told CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang. He further stated that he believed the operation was ahead of schedule and that he “has no message” for the newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
Trump initially called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime, but later explored the prospects of a Kurdish invasion from Iraq. Neither development materialized and he has turned his efforts to stabilizing oil prices and trying to reopen trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
Various outlets have reported that Trump, gulf states, and Israeli officials are seeking an off-ramp from the conflict. Trump has also stated that he seeks Iran’s unconditional surrender, leaving the American win condition in a state of uncertainty.
Trump said at the beginning of the conflict that the war with Iran would last between four or five weeks.
“The purpose of this fast-growing missile program was to shield their nuclear weapon development and make it extraordinarily difficult for anyone to stop them from making these – highly forbidden by us – nuclear weapons,” Trump said, according to Al Jazeera.
“An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat to the Middle East, but also to the American people,” the president added.
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Ben Whedon is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
