Tehran Predicts Weeks of Fighting in Iran War

U.S. President Donald Trump told CBS News he considered the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran to be effectively finished.

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He said the operation was "very complete, pretty much," that Iran's military capabilities had been "largely destroyed," and warned the U.S. would "not relent" until Iran was "totally and decisively defeated."

The Palestine Chronicle's summary of the CBS interview notes Trump described the intervention as a short-term "excursion," framing the strikes as limited in intent even as he vowed continued pressure.

The Palestine Chronicle reported these claims and attributed them to CBS News reporting and Al-Mayadeen coverage of the exchanges.

Despite Washington’s victory rhetoric, the fighting has already affected global energy markets.

Oil briefly topped $100 per barrel amid fears that the confrontation could disrupt traffic through Gulf waterways such as the Strait of Hormuz.

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The Palestine Chronicle highlights this market reaction alongside Trump’s warning that the U.S. would impose 'severe consequences' if Iran attempted to close the strait.

This is a sign that economic and strategic calculations are tightly entwined with the military messaging from both sides.

Iranian officials, however, reject U.S. assertions that the campaign is over.

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According to reporting cited by the Palestine Chronicle, Tehran's leadership and IRGC-affiliated sources say the next few weeks will be decisive and that the conflict could continue, with an IRGC aide suggesting that sustained Iranian gains could force a change in U.S. rhetoric.

Those statements directly contradict Trump's depiction of a completed campaign and signal Tehran's expectation of a prolonged phase of hostilities.

The Palestinian Chronicle report also states Tehran says Washington has sought intermediated contact to end the fighting, but that Iranian authorities have rejected those approaches.

That account, drawing on Al-Mayadeen and CBS as cited by Palestine Chronicle, frames diplomatic channels as active behind the scenes even as military operations continue and indicates Tehran sees no immediate reason to accept mediated de-escalation at this stage.

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The sources present a stark divergence: U.S. messaging, as reported by CBS and summarized in the Palestine Chronicle, emphasizes a decisive, largely completed campaign and warns of further punishment should Iran threaten maritime routes.

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Tehran and IRGC-linked voices, relayed via Al-Mayadeen and cited by the Palestine Chronicle, predict weeks of continued fighting and have rebuffed mediated exit routes.

The result is an uncertain, potentially escalating situation in which market volatility, diplomatic backchannels, and competing narratives about who currently holds the advantage will shape what happens in the coming weeks.