President Trump on Friday told reporters that the US and Israel have “different” objectives on ending the war in Iran.
Over the weekend, Trump also revealed that he turned down a deal with Iran to end the war, saying, “the terms are not good enough yet.
Trump told NPR’s Franco Ordoñez on Friday that Israel’s objectives in terms of ending the war “might be a little different,” but did not specify how. “They’re a different country than we are,” he added.
Trump further said he’s been speaking with Netanyahu “a lot,” but declined to say how regularly.
This comes after War Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that Israel was pursuing “different objectives” in an attack on Iranian oil depots, which US officials said Trump was not in favor of. “The president doesn’t like the attack. He wants to save the oil. He doesn’t want to burn it. And it reminds people of higher gas prices,” a Trump advisor told Axios earlier this month.
The President has faced criticism over the war, with some suggesting that he is acting on behalf of Israel and not the United States. Americans are also paying higher gas prices due to the war and Iran’s threats on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Jeff Mason of Bloomberg then asked Trump how long the war is expected to last, to which Trump responded, “can’t tell you that. I mean, I have my own idea.”
Trump has said numerous times that the US has already won the war but has not clarified when it will be over.
In an interview on Thursday, Trump told Fox’s Brian Kilmeade, “I don’t think it’s going to be long” until US operations in the region end, but did not specify what he meant. Asked when it will be over, Trump said, “When I feel it in my bones.”
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“It’ll be as long as it’s necessary. They’ve been decimated,” Trump said on Friday. “I won’t give you a time, but we’re way ahead of schedule.”
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Ordoñez: How regularly are you speaking with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and are your objectives the same in terms of ending the war?
Trump: They might be a little different, I guess. You know, they’re a different country than we are. But he will tell you, there’s never been a power like the power of the United States. I built our military in my first term, continue to do so, but I built our military and rebuilt it. It was in bad shap, just like the wall, just like the border, just like everything else in our country.
It was all in bad shape. But I rebuilt the military in my first term, and we’re using it in this term to, you know, really, for the sake of good, for the sake of peace and for the sake of safety and good.
Ordoñez: Daily, do you speak with Netanyahu daily?
Trump: I speak to him a lot, yeah.
Mason: How long now do you think the war is likely to last?
Trump: I can’t tell you that. I mean, I have my own idea. But what good does it do? It’ll be as long as it’s necessary. They’ve been decimated. The country is— their country’s in bad shape. The whole thing is collapsing. If you read some of the fake news, it’s like, oh, they’re doing wonderfully. They’re not doing wonderfully. They’re doing the opposite. They’re doing as bad as you can have. I would say this, I won’t give you a time, but we’re way ahead of schedule.
This was just moments before Trump announced that US forces executed the “most powerful bombing raids” in the history of the Middle East on Iran’s critical oil hub of Kharg Island in response to Iran’s threats and targeting of ships in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil arteries.
Trump later said the US has “beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way,” while calling for countries affected by the Strait’s closure to send additional warships to ensure the safe passage of ships and oil tankers.
“In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!” Trump added.
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