Iran-US war latest: Trump claims conflict will be over soon but US hasn’t ‘won enough’ yet
Key Takeaways
- Trump said Iran conflict could end soon; US is ahead of its timeline.
- Trump claimed the US had 'already won' the war but 'hasn't won enough'.
- Trump said US forces are 'knocking them out', claiming they know locations and act quickly.
US service member deaths
The US received the body of the seventh service member killed in the war when Sgt Benjamin N Pennington, who sustained critical injuries during an attack on Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base, arrived at Dover Air Force Base.
“President Donald Trump has claimed the Iran conflict could soon be over and insisted the US is “far ahead” of its “initial timeline””
vice president JD Vance, defence secretary Pete Hegseth and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen Dan Caine were present for the transfer.
Six American troops were earlier killed in an Iranian drone strike on a base in Kuwait.
According to an Iranian official cited in the article, US and Israeli operations in Iran have resulted in roughly 1,300 fatalities, while Iranian attacks across the Middle East have claimed more than 30 lives.
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