
Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war ‘won’, but not ‘won enough’
Key Takeaways
- Wartime president Donald Trump gave vague, contradictory forecasts about the US campaign's duration and goals.
- He spoke Monday at one of the most consequential moments of his two terms.
- Oil hovered above $100 a barrel Monday.
Trump on sanctions and Iran
Trump said he would relax sanctions on certain countries' oil sales to calm markets, reversing his previous policy and adding that the US "may not ultimately return those sanctions," saying, "Who knows ... maybe we won't have to put them on, there will be so much peace."
“At one of the most consequential moments of his two terms in office, wartime president Donald Trump on Monday delivered a vague and contradictory forecast for how long the United States will continue to fight in Iran and what the ultimate goal of the US military campaign there will be”
He suggested Iran had covertly obtained a Tomahawk missile and used it to strike a girls' school in Minab, killing more than 168 people, and said "Tomahawks are used by many countries" and "Iran has some Tomahawks."

Reporters challenged him, with one saying, "You just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school on the first day of the war."
Trump replied, "Because I just don't know enough about it" and "I think it's something that I was told is under investigation."
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