Trump Says War Against Iran Is ‘Very Complete,’ CBS News Reports
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REUTERS—President Donald Trump thinks the war against Iran “is very complete” and that Washington was “very far ahead” of his initial four- to five-week estimated time frame, according to a CBS News reporter on X, who cited an interview with him.
“I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force,” Trump was quoted as saying by CBS News’ White House correspondent Weijia Jiang.
Trump also said the United States is “very far” ahead of his initial four- to five-week estimated time frame for the war.
On Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump told CBS News: “I have no message for him.” Trump said he has someone in mind to replace Khamenei, but did not elaborate.
When asked about the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said that ships are moving through now, but he is “thinking about taking it over.”
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s key oil transit chokepoints, carrying roughly a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows. The war has left the critical shipping passageway all but shut.
The United States and Israel began attacking Iran on Feb. 28, and Iran responded with its own strikes against Israel and Gulf states with U.S. bases.
Trump has thus far offered shifting objectives and timelines for the war that has killed scores in Iran, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Trump has previously said he wants to have a say in determining Iran’s leader, which Tehran has rejected.