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Trump says Iran war will be over 'pretty quickly' but US hasn't 'won enough' yet
Trump claims U.S. military operations degraded Iran's forces ahead of schedule, prompting oil prices to drop sharply and global stocks to rise amid hopes for a quick conflict resolution.
- President Donald Trump said in a CBS News interview on Monday, March 9, 2026, that the war with Iran is "very complete, pretty much" and the U.S. is "very far ahead of schedule."
- Since Feb. 28, U.S. and Israeli forces began attacking Iran, prompting reciprocal Iranian strikes and U.S. efforts to degrade Iran's military capabilities.
- U.S. military reports over 3,000 Iranian targets struck in the first week; attacks have killed at least 1,332 Iranian civilians, with Lebanon reporting more than 400 dead and nearly 700,000 displaced.
- Oil markets plunged to a session low near $83.89 before rebounding, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 239 points and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has largely halted.
- Given Iran's elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump said he is 'thinking about taking' control of the Strait of Hormuz and has 'no message for him' about Iran's new Supreme Leader, even as hardliners are poised to continue fighting.
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Ten days after the start of the strikes against Iran, the US President claimed that the conflict was "well ahead" of schedule.
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Matt Pottinger: Trump Could End the War Tomorrow. I Don’t Think He Will.
Energy markets breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after President Donald Trump suggested he could declare victory over Iran at any time. “I think the war is very complete, pretty much,” he told CBS News. In a press conference later in the day he suggested several times that the war had achieved its basic objectives of rolling back Iran’s weapons programs and that it would be over “very soon.”As I listened closely, however, I could hear Trump ci…
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