Trump: ‘Close to Meeting’ Objectives in Iran, Considering ‘Winding Down’ Efforts

President Donald Trump said officials have started to consider “winding down” America’s in Iran.

According to Trump, the military is close to meeting its objectives:

(1) Completely degrading Iranian Missile Capability, Launchers, and everything else pertaining to them.(2) Destroying Iran’s Defense Industrial Base.(3) Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Anti Aircraft Weaponry. (4) Never allowing Iran to get even close to Nuclear Capability, and always being in a position where the U.S.A. can quickly and powerfully react to such a situation, should it take place.(5) Protecting, at the highest level, our Middle Eastern Allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others.

“The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other nations who use it — the United States does not!” added Trump. “If asked, we will help these countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn’t be necessary once Iran’s threat is eradicated.”

Trump noted that due to America’s destruction of the regime, if the countries choose to go their own way, it would “be an easy military operation for them.”

Earlier today, Trump stressed again that NATO should step up regarding protecting the Strait, but also China:

It’s a simple military maneuver. It’s relatively safe, but you need a lot of help. In the sense of, you need ships, you need volume, and NATO could help us, but they, so far, haven’t had the courage to do so, and others could help us, but, you know, we don’t use it. You know, at a certain point, it’ll open itself at a certain point, but we’ve defeated the enemy, and they are an enemy. They’re a sick group of people. The leadership is gone. The Navy is gone. The Air Force is gone. The anti aircraft, equipment that they have, the radar they have, is all gone. Everything’s gone. The Strait itself, the actual Strait, we’re doing a good job, but it would be nice if the countries, including China, if the countries that use it, China uses it 90% of their energy. Japan is 95% of the energy, it would be nice if those countries would get involved.

Tags: Donald Trump, Iran War 2026, Trump Foreign Policy

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