{"id":14509,"date":"2026-03-10T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14509"},"modified":"2026-03-10T07:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:09:00","slug":"iran-war-may-end-pretty-quickly-what-trump-told-republicans-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14509","title":{"rendered":"Iran war may end \u2018pretty quickly\u2019: What Trump told Republicans | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">5 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump has told congressional Republicans that the war with Iran could be over \u201cpretty quickly\u201d, as he defended the military campaign and outlined Washington\u2019s objectives in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"620\">The United States and Israel launched the campaign against Iran on February 28, with large-scale air and missile strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, including air-defence systems, missile launchers and naval assets. The first day of the operation killed Iran\u2019s then supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 1 item<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"620\">The war has now entered its second week, and in his latest speech, Trump has highlighted what he described as the successes of Operation Epic Fury and suggested that it could end soon.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"665\">Here are some key takeaways from his remarks.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"trump-calls-iran-s-operation-a-short-term-excursion\">Trump calls Iran\u2019s operation a \u2018short-term excursion\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Trump framed the recent military action against Iran as a \u201clittle excursion\u201d that was necessary to eliminate \u201csome evil\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said that due to the incredible capabilities of the US military, this engagement would be strictly a \u201cshort-term excursion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>While this action had caused a \u201clittle pause\u201d in the economy, he said, it was not a big one, and the economy would quickly surge and \u201cblow it away\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-war-will-end-pretty-quickly\">The war will end \u2018pretty quickly\u2019<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"292\">Trump also declared that the war on Iran is \u201cgoing to be finished pretty quickly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"292\">He explained that such a rapid conclusion would be due to the highly effective and \u201cbrilliant work\u201d of the US military, noting the following progress:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"292\">The military has already wiped out roughly \u201c80 percent\u201d of Iran\u2019s missile launchers, reducing its capabilities to a \u201ctrickle\u201d, with the remaining launchers being eliminated very quickly.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"292\">\u201cThe missiles have been largely knocked out\u2026 the drones have been knocked out, and we\u2019re hitting where they make the drones,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He emphasised that as soon as this operation is finished, it will result in a \u201cmuch safer world\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"956\">Trump also claimed that the US military sank \u201c46 top-of-the-line\u201d Iranian naval ships over three and a half days.<\/p>\n<p>Recounting a conversation with a military official, Trump said he had asked why the ships were sunk instead of captured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019We could have used it. Why did we sink them?\u2019\u201d Trump had apparently asked the official. \u201cHe said, \u2018It\u2019s more fun to sink them\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey like sinking them better. They say it\u2019s safer to sink them. I guess it\u2019s probably true.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4356760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4356760\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4356760 size-arc-image-770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-01T004209Z_944073245_RC28VJAKPO6E_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-CENTCOM-1772486542.jpg?resize=770%2C431&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"CENTCOM\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4356760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screengrab from a video released by US Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a media release describing the US-Israeli operation against Iran, dubbed Epic Fury, shows an unmanned aerial vehicle on a runway at an unknown location [File: Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"the-us-prevented-an-imminent-attack-within-a-week-on-us-and-allies\">The US prevented an imminent attack \u2018within a week\u2019 on US and allies<\/h2>\n<p>Trump also asserted that the US had to strike Iran because Tehran had been preparing to attack the US, though neither the US president, nor anyone else in his administration, has presented any evidence to back the claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin a week, they were going to attack us, 100 percent. They were ready,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He also claimed that Iran had missiles aimed at neutral Middle Eastern nations, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, which ultimately sided with the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they were looking to take over the Middle East, because when you look, and we have pretty good proof, all of those missiles were\u2026 aimed at Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"trump-celebrated-the-killing-of-leadership\">Trump celebrated the killing of leadership<\/h2>\n<p>He celebrated the killing of several Iranian leaders, stating that they are \u201cgone\u201d and that \u201cnobody has any idea who the people are that are going to lead that country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He connected this speech to his first-term operation that assassinated Qassem Soleimani, whom he called the \u201cfather of the roadside bomb\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Soleimani was the longtime commander of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)\u2019s Quds Force, and was widely seen as a key architect of Iran\u2019s regional network of allied groups.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"we-haven-t-won-enough\">\u2018We haven\u2019t won enough\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Trump said the US could now declare its military campaign against Iran a success, but the US is going to go further.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve already won in many ways, but we haven\u2019t won enough,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe go forward more determined than ever to achieve ultimate victory that will end this long-running danger once and for all. Forty-seven years, it should have been done a long time ago,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4383028\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4383028\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4383028 size-arc-image-770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-09T220321Z_175328547_RC241KAL2H3Z_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-1773100295.jpg?resize=770%2C526&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Trump looks from the stage after delivering remarks to members of the Republican Party\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4383028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trump looks from the stage after delivering remarks to members of the Republican Party, at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami [Kevin Lamarque\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"disappointed-mojtaba-khamenei-is-iran-s-new-supreme-leader\">\u2018Disappointed\u2019 Mojtaba Khamenei is Iran\u2019s new supreme leader<\/h2>\n<p>Trump says \u2060he is \u201cdisappointed\u201d that \u2060Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, as the supreme leader of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u2060think it\u2019s going \u2060to lead to just more \u2060of the same problem \u2060for \u2060the country,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked \u2060whether the new \u2060leader had a target on his back, Trump said it \u200cwould be \u201cinappropriate\u201d to say. Israel has said it will attempt to assassinate any new Iranian leader chosen to replace Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had earlier declined to provide details\u00a0about his plans for dealing with Mojtaba Khamenei. \u201cNot going to tell you. I\u2019m not happy with him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article\u00a0|\u00a05 mins info US President Donald Trump has told congressional Republicans that the war with Iran could be over \u201cpretty quickly\u201d, as he defended the military campaign and outlined Washington\u2019s objectives in the conflict. 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