WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran is expected to last around four weeks.“It’s always been a four-week process,” Trump told the Daily Mail. “As strong as it is, it’s a big country, it’ll take four weeks — or less,” he added.Trump said he was not surprised by developments so far. “I think it’s going as per planned, other than we took out their entire leadership, far, far more than what we thought,” he said, reiterating his claim that 48 Iranian leaders had been eliminated.Trump also expressed hope that political change could emerge in Iran after the campaign concludes. “A lot of very positive things could happen,” he said.According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), American forces struck Iranian command centers, ballistic missile sites, naval vessels and air defense systems in the first 24 hours of the operation. Assets deployed included B-2 stealth bombers, fighter jets, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and guided-missile destroyers.Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks targeting Gulf countries. CENTCOM said three US service members have been killed and five seriously wounded since operations began.WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran is expected to last around four weeks.“It’s always been a four-week process,” Trump told the Daily Mail. “As strong as it is, it’s a big country, it’ll take four weeks — or less,” he added.Trump said he was not surprised by developments so far. “I think it’s going as per planned, other than we took out their entire leadership, far, far more than what we thought,” he said, reiterating his claim that 48 Iranian leaders had been eliminated.Trump also expressed hope that political change could emerge in Iran after the campaign concludes. “A lot of very positive things could happen,” he said.According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), American forces struck Iranian command centers, ballistic missile sites, naval vessels and air defense systems in the first 24 hours of the operation. Assets deployed included B-2 stealth bombers, fighter jets, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and guided-missile destroyers.Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks targeting Gulf countries. CENTCOM said three US service members have been killed and five seriously wounded since operations began.
