Donald Trump said the US is getting close to meeting its objectives in Iran (Image: Getty)
Donald Trump has suggested the Iran war may end soon as he claimed the US is « getting very close » to achieving its objective in the Middle Eastern country. In a message shared on the Truth Social platform on Friday, the US President also said his country won’t be at the forefront of policing the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route currently being choked by Iran in response to the US and Israeli operation, after the conflict.
He wrote: « We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran: (1) Completely degrading Iranian Missile Capability, Launchers, and everything else pertaining to them. (2) Destroying Iran’s Defense Industrial Base. (3) Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Anti Aircraft Weaponry.
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« (4) Never allowing Iran to get even close to Nuclear Capability, and always being in a position where the U.S.A. can quickly and powerfully react to such a situation, should it take place.
« (5) Protecting, at the highest level, our Middle Eastern Allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others. »
In light of the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the codename for the strikes launched on February 28 by the US and Israel on Iran, the regime started a retaliatory campaign in the Middle East, targeting sensitive US targets in several countries including Iraq, Qatar and the UAE.
In his Truth Social post, Mr Trump also addressed the Strait of Hormuz crisis, which has contributed to energy prices skyrocketing across the globe.
Referring to US allies among other nations, he said: « The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it — The United States does not! If asked, we will help these Countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn’t be necessary once Iran’s threat is eradicated. Importantly, it will be an easy Military Operation for them. »
Donald Trump previously asked other countries for help over the Hormuz crisis (Image: Getty)
Last week, Mr Trump shared hopes several US allies, including the UK, would aid the US to solve the crisis in the strait.
He wrote on Truth Social on March 14: “Many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending war ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the strait open and safe. We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close-range missile somewhere along, or in, this waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.
“Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian boats and ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!”
Speaking to reporters outside the White House earlier today, Mr Trump said the Strait will « open itself » eventually, adding it « would be nice » if nations using it were to get involved.
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