Trump says Iran war to end ‘fairly soon’
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United States President Donald Trump on Monday said he thinks the war on Iran could end “fairly soon”, adding that he sees a “positive momentum” toward the conclusion of the conflict as Israel and West Asia were protected from “Iranian danger”.
Trump said that Iran is “militarily effectively over” and claimed that the nation has an inflation rate of 301%.
“They’re not paying their military,” Trump said during a press conference at the White House.
He added: “They’re not paying their guard [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]. Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. They have 158 ships. They’re underwater. They have 268 planes that are scattered all over the runways of Iran. So their military is essentially gone.”
The US was maintaining “status quo” in the country “at the behest” of Iran’s neighbours, Trump said as he referred to the Islamic republic as a “failing country”.
The US president claimed that Iran had lost its manufacturing capability by about 85%, adding that it could make only a limited number of drones and missiles.
“At the conclusion of the military engagement, the American people and the people of the world will be far safer and more secure than they’ve been in many, many years,” he said.
Trump said that taking further military action against Iran...