Trump Says US Will Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ in Iran Campaign
A man looks through binoculars as a plume of smoke rises after a military strike in Tehran on March 2.
Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said the US would keep up its military offensive against Iran for as long as it takes, outlining for the first time a set of four objectives he hopes to accomplish toward reducing the threat he said is posed by Tehran.
“We projected four to five weeks, but we have capability to go far longer than that,” Trump said at a White House event on Monday about the timeline he foresaw for the campaign. “Whatever the time is, it’s OK. Whatever it takes.”