US President Donald Trump told reporters the US “will be leaving Iran very soon” and US military action could end as soon as “two or three weeks”.
He says the US has achieved the goals set before airstrikes against Iran began late last month in conjunction with Israel. He says the primary goal of curtailing Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon has been reached and the US was now “finishing the job”.
Trump says the US now dominates Iranian skies and has also achieved regime change following the killings of many senior political and military leaders. He described the new leaders in Tehran as “much less radicalised” and “more rational” compared to their predecessors.
Trump also says Iranian leaders are “begging to make a deal” with the US to end the war, which has previously been denied by Iran.
He adds that the war could end without a deal brokered between both sides.On the war’s impact on rising fuel prices, the president says they will come down as soon as the US ends its military actions.
