Trump Predicts Swift US Victory Over Iran, Cites Nuclear Threat

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Monday that he expects the conflict with Iran to conclude "very quickly" with an American victory. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump reiterated his confidence that the U.S. would prevail, adding, "It will happen quite quickly." He also predicted that fuel prices would "plummet" following an American win.

Trump defended his decision to engage in military action against Iran, emphasizing the catastrophic consequences he believes would have ensued had Tehran acquired nuclear weapons. "If you want to see chaos, let them destroy a city with a nuclear weapon. I'm not just talking about Israel and large parts of the Middle East. Let them hit us with a nuclear weapon, to all those foolish people who think that's okay," he stated.

Describing the Iranian leadership as "crazy," Trump asserted that preventing them from obtaining nuclear weapons was the primary motivation for his military engagement. "I went to war to stop what could have been one of the worst things that could ever happen to the world, to us, but also to the whole world," Trump explained. "Israel would have been wiped off the face of the earth. There would be no more Israel, no more Middle East, and then the missiles and bombs would start coming our way and towards Europe. And I stopped it."

Trump made similar remarks in an interview with Fox News aired Sunday night into Monday, where he predicted a swift U.S. victory and identified preventing Iran's nuclear armament as "the key to the whole thing." He also suggested that the U.S. had already achieved a military victory, though the conflict might not be fully over. Trump did not rule out the possibility of renewed U.S. strikes against Iran before the upcoming midterm elections.