Pratik AgrawalUS President Donald Trump says Washington wants a complete victory in its conflict with Iran, not a partial win, and insists America never started the fight.
US President Donald Trump said the United States wants total victory in its conflict with Iran, not a win that stops short.
Trump pushes for a complete win
Trump made the remark at a ceremony held for Veterans Day. He said the real question is simply when the fighting should end.
“The only question is when we want to end this. We want to make sure we win totally, not win 93 percent. It will be total.”
His words made clear that total victory, not a partial result, remains the goal in Washington.
America did not start this war, Trump says
Trump also argued that the US never started a war with Iran. He said Iran has been fighting America since 1979.
“America did not start a war with Iran. Iran has been waging war against America since 1979. This should have been dealt with a long time ago.”
He suggested this long standing conflict with Iran should have ended years earlier.
How the Iran conflict unfolded
The US and Israel began striking targets inside Iran on February 28. Iran answered with its own strikes soon after. Tehran and Washington signed a memorandum in mid June to stop the fighting. Both sides later exchanged strikes again despite the deal. The conflict with Iran remains unresolved today.
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