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Iran Strikes Day 3: Trump says Iran operation will continue for up to 5 weeks
South China Morning Post · Mar 2, 2026 · Collected from RSS
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US President Donald Trump said his troops will continue with “ferocious, unyielding resolve” the mission to “eliminate the intolerable threat posed by this sick and sinister regime” in Iran. “We projected for four to five weeks, but we have the capability to go longer than that,” Trump said, while also saying, “we’re already substantially ahead of our time projection.” In a speech on Monday during a ceremony in the White House, Trump seemed to respond to his critics by outlining the objectives...
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US President Donald Trump said his troops will continue with “ferocious, unyielding resolve” the mission to “eliminate the intolerable threat posed by this sick and sinister regime” in Iran.“We projected for four to five weeks, but we have the capability to go longer than that,” Trump said, while also saying, “we’re already substantially ahead of our time projection.”In a speech on Monday during a ceremony in the White House, Trump seemed to respond to his critics by outlining the objectives of “Operation Epic Fury” unleashed since Saturday against Iran."Our objectives are clear,” said the US leader, indicating that his country aims to destroy Iran's missile capabilities, annihilate its Navy, “ensuring the world's number one sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon,” and ensure that “the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund and direct terrorist armies outside their border.”Trump insisted that “this was our last best chance to strike” Iran.Now in its third day, the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran widened further on Monday, as Iran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel, US bases and Gulf states following the death of Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, and Israel completed a wave of strikes against Lebanese objectives it says are related to Hezbollah.
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