Summary
- U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran "will end soon" and that "if I want to end the (war), I can end it at any time."
- Trump said "the war is going very well" and stressed that "we are far ahead of schedule," adding that the U.S. has already inflicted damage "at a level not anticipated even in the original six-week plan."
- Trump said Iran "was targeting the entire Middle East" and that "they are paying the price for the death and destruction they have caused over the past 47 years," adding that "this is retaliation, and it won’t be brushed aside so easily."
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 11th (local time) that the war with Iran "will end soon."
In a phone interview with U.S. online outlet Axios on the day, Trump said, "There are virtually no more targets left to strike" in Iran. He added, "There will just be little things here and there," and said, "If I want to end the (war), I can end it at any time."
Trump stressed that "the war is going very well." He said, "We are far ahead of schedule," adding that the U.S. has already inflicted damage on Iran "at a level not anticipated even in the original six-week plan."
On Iran’s attacks on neighboring countries, he said, "Iran was targeting the entire Middle East." Trump said, "They are paying the price for the death and destruction they have caused over the past 47 years," adding, "This is retaliation, and it won’t be brushed aside so easily."
JOON HYOUNG LEE
gilson@bloomingbit.ioCrypto Journalist based in Seoul
