Trump says Iran war is ‘very complete, pretty much’ as economic toll rises
by Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Andrew Roth in Washin from World news | The Guardian on (#7442A)
President reassures Republicans that conflict is intended to be short lived but also says we haven't won enough'
Donald Trump has said that the war in Iran is very complete, pretty much", as the economic toll of the joint US-Israeli operation has risen, disrupting global oil trade and threatening to engulf the Middle East in a regional war.
Trump made the comments before a speech and press conference in Florida where he sought to emphasise that the US military campaign would be ending soon amid concerns from Republican allies that the US was being dragged into another long-term conflict in the region.
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