{"id":2577886,"date":"2026-03-09T18:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-objectives-in-iran-are-essentially-complete-hints-operation-might-be-winding-down\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:04:48","slug":"trump-says-objectives-in-iran-are-essentially-complete-hints-operation-might-be-winding-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-objectives-in-iran-are-essentially-complete-hints-operation-might-be-winding-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says Objectives in Iran Are Essentially &#8216;Complete,&#8217; Hints Operation Might Be Winding Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-objectives-in-iran-are-essentially-complete-hints-operation-might-be-winding-down%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577886&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump said in a CBS News interview reported via a Weijia Jiang thread that the conflict with Iran-launched as Operation Epic Fury with strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >iranian military adn nuclear targets<\/a> on February 28-may be nearing its end and has already achieved much of its aims. He claimed Iran has been left without a navy, communications, or air force, and that the operation is moving far faster than his initial four-to-five-week timeline. Trump also noted the death of Iran\u2019s longtime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-iran-in-no-hurry-to-see-u-s-return-to-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Ayatollah: Iran in no hurry to see U.S. return to nuclear deal\">supreme leader<\/a> on the first day of the strikes and declined to offer any message to the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. He highlighted the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, saying he is thinking about taking control of it, and warned Iran that its actions could spell the end of the country. The report also mentions large-scale U.S. and Israeli strikes and associated impacts, including disruptions in Hormuz traffic and rising global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-bidens-policies-to-lift-oil-and-gas-prices-hurt-u-s-households\/\" title=\"Economists: Biden\u2019s policies to lift oil and gas prices, hurt U.S. households\">gas prices<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Monday that combat operations against Iran may already be nearing their end.<\/p>\n<p>The president made the comments during a phone interview reported by CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang in a thread posted Monday afternoon on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the conflict that began just days ago under Operation Epic Fury has already accomplished much of what the United States set out to do.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the war is very complete, pretty much,&rdquo; Trump told Jiang.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have no navy, no communications, they&rsquo;ve got no Air Force,&rdquo; the president said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump also said the operation is moving far faster than he originally anticipated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asked about Iran&rsquo;s new Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who Trump has openly criticized, he said, &ldquo;I have no message for him. None, whatsoever.&rdquo; Trump said he has someone in mind to replace Khamenei, but he did not elaborate.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Weijia Jiang (@weijia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weijia\/status\/2031088157567897927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Jiang&rsquo;s report, the president said the United States is &ldquo;very far&rdquo; ahead of the initial four- to five-week timeline he had initially estimated.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks come a little more than a week after Trump authorized large-scale airstrikes across Iran in a joint effort with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Epic Fury began Feb. 28 with coordinated strikes on Iranian military facilities, missile capabilities, naval forces, leadership compounds, and nuclear infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&rsquo;s longtime supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khameni, died on the first day of the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also addressed the emergence of a new Iranian supreme leader.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Iran&rsquo;s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump declined to send any message.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have no message for him. None whatsoever,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also touched on the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The narrow shipping route is one of the world&rsquo;s most important energy corridors. Trump noted that ships are currently moving through the passage.<\/p>\n<p>He said he is &ldquo;thinking about taking it over.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As for the Straight of Hormuz, Trump noted that ships are moving through now, but he is &ldquo;thinking about taking it over.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump warned Iran, &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve shot everything they have to shoot, and they better not try anything cute or it&rsquo;s going to be the end of that country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Weijia Jiang (@weijia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weijia\/status\/2031089231695851549?\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The president also d his assessment of Iran&rsquo;s ability to continue to fight after U.S. military and IDF bombers decimated the country&rsquo;s defensive and offensive capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve shot everything they have to shoot,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;And they better not try anything cute, or it&rsquo;s going to be the end of that country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz has been essentially shut down for more than a week, which has contributed to spikes in gas prices across the country and the world.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He claimed the war that began just days earlier under the name Operation Epic Fury has already achieved most of its objectives, insisting that Iran \u201chas no navy, no communications, they\u2019ve got no Air Force.\u201d The campaign began on February 28 with coordinated strikes on Iranian military facilities, missile capabilities, naval forces, leadership compounds, and nuclear infrastructure, and Trump noted that Iran\u2019s longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died on the first day of the strikes. He declined to send any message to Iran\u2019s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, saying, \u201cI have no message for him. None whatsoever,\u201d and suggested he has a replacement in mind but gave no details. Jiang reported that Trump said the United States is well ahead of the initial four- to five-week timeline he had estimated. The president also touched on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, saying ships are currently moving through it but that he is \u201cthinking about taking it over,\u201d and warned Iran not to escalate, stating, \u201cThey\u2019ve shot everything they have to shoot, and they better not try anything cute, or it\u2019s going to be the end of that country.\u201d The Strait of Hormuz has effectively been shut for more than a week, contributing to rising gas prices globally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2577887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Donald-Trump-on-phone.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3823,32726,3634,36408],"class_list":["post-2577886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran","tag-middle-east","tag-trump","tag-us-foreign-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Donald-Trump-on-phone.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577886"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577890,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577886\/revisions\/2577890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}