On the 33rd day of the war, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States could bring the military conflict with Iran to an end within a short time frame of two to three weeks. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday in the Oval Office at the White House, he said that America would soon exit this conflict and that this could happen within the next two or at most three weeks.
Trump went on to emphasize that the end of U.S. military operations is not necessarily contingent on reaching a diplomatic agreement with Tehran. In response to a question about the need for negotiations to reduce tensions, he said that Iran is not obliged to reach an agreement with Washington, and the United States has likewise not tied its withdrawal to such an agreement.
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However, he said the main condition for ending the conflict is the serious weakening of Iran’s strategic capabilities. According to him, the goal of the United States is for the Iranian regime to be reduced to a level of weakness where it is no longer capable of rapidly acquiring a nuclear weapon. Trump stated that once this objective is achieved, American forces will leave the region.
The U.S. president also said in an interview with NBC News that, in his view, the war is coming to an end. Referring to the military performance of the United States, he claimed that Iran’s military capabilities have been severely damaged and added that the people America is now dealing with in Iran are behaving more rationally than before. He once again stressed that Washington will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
At the same time, the results of a joint Reuters/Ipsos poll show that a significant majority of American public opinion wants this war to end quickly. According to the survey, 66% of American citizens believe the United States should end the conflict with Iran as soon as possible, even without fully achieving its objectives. In addition, 60% of respondents oppose the continuation of military strikes, and many have expressed concern about the economic consequences of the war, including rising living costs and higher fuel prices.
