Overview
- Trump said the fighting is unlikely to end this week, though he expects the conflict to conclude soon.
- He asserted that Iran’s fleet of 22 minelaying vessels has been eliminated, saying all were sunk.
- He defended the campaign as necessary to prevent an Iranian nuclear threat, invoking potential market fallout from nuclear attacks.
- He described Iran as greatly weakened by the strikes, calling it “a shell of itself.”
- He also suggested possible U.S. action against Cuba, saying he could “free it or take it.”