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President says U.S. will finish operations in Iran "in weeks," cites strikes on missile facilities
Summary
In a lengthy on-the-record exchange, President Trump said the U.S. is striking Iranian missile-production facilities and that U.S. forces would "leave" Iran in a matter of weeks once objectives are met; he tied the operations to preventing a nuclear weapon and said he expected Iran would be set back for years.
Reporters asked about rising gas prices and the administration's plans on Iran; President Trump said the U.S. had struck missile-making facilities and threatened to continue pressure until Iran could not build a nuclear weapon. "All I have to do is leave Iran, and we'll be doing that very soon," he said, and later added he thought U.S. forces would be done "in two or three weeks."
The president described the strikes as having significantly degraded Iranian military and infrastructure capabilities and predicted it could take Iran "15 to 20 years" to rebuild. He framed the action as aimed at preventing a nuclear weapon. Reporters pressed for specifics about evidence and diplomatic follow-up; the president said negotiations could occur if Iran "comes to the table," but he did not provide a public timetable or cite intelligence assessments during the briefing.
