The United States President, Donald Trump, has stated that he would know when the war against Iran is over “when I feel it in my bones.”
During an interview on the radio, which was aired on Friday he added that he did not think that the war would go on for a long time.
However, when he was questioned by reporters, he stated that he would not place a timeline on the war and it would go on “as long as it’s necessary.”
It has now been almost two weeks since the United States, along with Israel, started the strikes against Iran on February 28.
During this period, the United States President has expressed his views on the war, stating that it is almost complete but at the same time he has added that he cannot pull out too soon.
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According to Reuters, his staff is also divided as the political and economic teams want a clear victory and an early exit, but the hawks want to keep the pressure on Iran.
After Trump claimed that US forces had struck military targets on Kharg Island, Iran’s primary oil export hub, but refrained from attacking the oil facilities themselves, the unpredictability increased.
Then, if Iran or any other actor continued to obstruct shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most significant energy chokepoints in the world, he threatened to reconsider that decision.
In response, Iran’s military threatened to strike back against energy infrastructure connected to US allies in the area.
The conflict has resulted in the deaths of about 2,000 people, most of whom are in Iran as well as the extension of the war into Lebanon and the Gulf and the disruption of global oil markets.
This has raised the political pressure on the president, who had campaigned on the promise of not engaging in the long wars he had previously derided.
The only question that remains is what criteria the White House will use in determining whether the operation is complete.
According to the latest statements by the president, the answer is not based on what the public thinks, but what the president feels.
