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During an unrelated event at the White House yesterday, President Trump said the US is making tremendous progress. He also told reporters someone asked him to rate the war, and he gave the US *** 15 out of 10. Their missiles are being wiped out rapidly. Their launches are being wiped out. If we didn’t hit within 2 weeks, they would have had *** nuclear weapon. If we didn’t do the B-2 attack *** number of months ago, they would have *** nuclear weapon and When crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen. The Trump administration isn’t ruling out deploying ground troops in Iran. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said it’s not part of the plan at this time. There have been many questions circulating about the goals of the operation. On Saturday, President Trump encouraged Iranians to overthrow their government when the fighting is over, but on Wednesday the The administration would not answer direct questions regarding regime change, but said the goals are to eliminate Iran’s capability of building nuclear weapons, destroy their naval capability, and disrupt their missile and drone production infrastructure. Now in terms of the war’s timeline, President Trump predicted it could go on for about 4 weeks, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it could be. Even longer, you can say 4 weeks, but it could be 6, it could be 8, it could be 3. Ultimately we set the pace and the tempo on Capitol Hill. The House will vote today on *** war powers resolution to limit President Trump’s ability to carry out further strikes in Iran. *** similar measure failed last night in the Senate. On Capitol Hill, I’m Rachel Hirsheimer.
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Trump rates Iran war progress ’15/10′ as Hegseth suggests fighting could last longer than predicted
Iran launched new attacks on Israeli and American bases overnight, following the sinking of an Iranian warship by an American submarine, as President Trump claims significant progress in the conflict.
Iran launched a new wave of attacks on Israeli and American bases overnight, intensifying the ongoing conflict as both countries continue to retaliate.President Donald Trump says the U.S. is making tremendous progress in what the administration calls a war against Iran. He told reporters on Wednesday, “We’re doing very well on the war front, to put it mildly, I would say. Somebody said on a scale of 10, where would you rate it? I said about a 15, and we’re going to continue to do well.” There have been many questions circulating about the goals of the operation. On Saturday, Trump encouraged Iranians to overthrow their government when the fighting is over, but on Wednesday, the administration wouldn’t answer direct questions regarding regime change. They stated the goals are to eliminate Iran’s capability of building nuclear weapons, destroy its naval capacity, and disrupt its missile and drone production infrastructure.”Their missiles are being wiped out rapidly. Their launchers are being wiped out,” Trump said. “If we didn’t hit within two weeks, they would have had a nuclear weapon. If we didn’t do the B-2 attack a number of months ago, they would have a nuclear weapon, and when crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen.” Rafael Grossi, the Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, says there’s “no evidence of Iran building a nuclear bomb.”On Capitol Hill, the House could vote today on a war powers resolution that would require President Trump to seek congressional approval before continuing to strike Iran. It’s not expected to pass, as a similar measure failed last night in the Senate.The Trump administration is not ruling out deploying ground troops in Iran, although White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said it’s not part of the plan at this time. In terms of the war’s timeline, Trump predicted it could go on for about four to five weeks, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it could be even longer.”You can say four weeks, but it could be six, it could be eight, it could be three. Ultimately, we set the pace and the tempo,” Hegseth said. As many Americans remain stuck in the Middle East, the State Department reported late Wednesday that the first charter flight with American citizens on board left the Middle East for the United States. The agency also said additional flights will be taking off across the region. Meanwhile, the Pentagon identified the last two names of the six U.S. service members who were killed over the weekend in Iran. They’re Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, and Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.Marzan’s sister described him on Facebook as a strong leader, loving husband, and father.The youngest soldier killed was 20-year-old Sgt. Declan Coady of Iowa. Coady’s father told the Associated Press, “He loved being a soldier.” The Pentagon previously identified the other service members killed as Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; and Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska.The Army reservists worked in logistics and kept troops supplied with food and equipment. They were killed Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Kuwait. On Wednesday, the White House confirmed Trump will attend the dignified transfers of the soldiers when they arrive to the U.S. Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
Iran launched a new wave of attacks on Israeli and American bases overnight, intensifying the ongoing conflict as both countries continue to retaliate.
President Donald Trump says the U.S. is making tremendous progress in what the administration calls a war against Iran. He told reporters on Wednesday, “We’re doing very well on the war front, to put it mildly, I would say. Somebody said on a scale of 10, where would you rate it? I said about a 15, and we’re going to continue to do well.”
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There have been many questions circulating about the goals of the operation. On Saturday, Trump encouraged Iranians to overthrow their government when the fighting is over, but on Wednesday, the administration wouldn’t answer direct questions regarding regime change. They stated the goals are to eliminate Iran’s capability of building nuclear weapons, destroy its naval capacity, and disrupt its missile and drone production infrastructure.
“Their missiles are being wiped out rapidly. Their launchers are being wiped out,” Trump said. “If we didn’t hit within two weeks, they would have had a nuclear weapon. If we didn’t do the B-2 attack a number of months ago, they would have a nuclear weapon, and when crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen.” Rafael Grossi, the Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, says there’s “no evidence of Iran building a nuclear bomb.”
On Capitol Hill, the House could vote today on a war powers resolution that would require President Trump to seek congressional approval before continuing to strike Iran. It’s not expected to pass, as a similar measure failed last night in the Senate.
The Trump administration is not ruling out deploying ground troops in Iran, although White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said it’s not part of the plan at this time.
In terms of the war’s timeline, Trump predicted it could go on for about four to five weeks, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it could be even longer.
“You can say four weeks, but it could be six, it could be eight, it could be three. Ultimately, we set the pace and the tempo,” Hegseth said.
As many Americans remain stuck in the Middle East, the State Department reported late Wednesday that the first charter flight with American citizens on board left the Middle East for the United States. The agency also said additional flights will be taking off across the region.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon identified the last two names of the six U.S. service members who were killed over the weekend in Iran. They’re Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, and Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.
Marzan’s sister described him on Facebook as a strong leader, loving husband, and father.
The youngest soldier killed was 20-year-old Sgt. Declan Coady of Iowa. Coady’s father told the Associated Press, “He loved being a soldier.”
The Pentagon previously identified the other service members killed as Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; and Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska.
The Army reservists worked in logistics and kept troops supplied with food and equipment. They were killed Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Kuwait.
On Wednesday, the White House confirmed Trump will attend the dignified transfers of the soldiers when they arrive to the U.S.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
