President Trump claimed in an interview Monday evening that US hostilities with Iran could last another two or three weeks while refusing to say whether a cease-fire between the two countries remained in effect. “We’ve taken out much of what we’d have to do, probably another two weeks, two weeks, maybe three weeks,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “And time is not of the essence for us.”
Soon after the US and Israel began attacking Iran on Feb. 28, Trump estimated the war would last “four weeks or so.” This past Saturday marked the conclusion of nine weeks of fighting, though a nominal cease-fire has been in place since April 8. “One way or the other, we win,” Trump added. “We either make the right deal, or we win very easily. From the military standpoint, we’ve already won that. You know, you’ve heard me say it a million times, and other people say it. They had 159 ships, Hugh. Now, they have none. They’re all at the bottom of the sea. Today, we took out eight of their, you know, they’re reduced to these small, little, fast ships.”
