{"id":2577891,"date":"2026-03-09T18:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-objectives-in-iran-are-essentially-complete-hints-operation-might-be-winding-down-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:09:09","slug":"trump-says-objectives-in-iran-are-essentially-complete-hints-operation-might-be-winding-down-2","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-2\/","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-2%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=2577891&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 that the United States\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-blasts-woke-u-s-army-recruitment-videos-another-institution-crippled-by-woke-political-correctness\/\" title=\"Crenshaw Blasts \u2018Woke\u2019 U.S. Army Recruitment Videos: \u2018Another Institution Crippled By Woke Political Correctness\u2019\">combat operations<\/a> against Iran, launched as part of Operation Epic Fury, may already be nearing their end and have achieved much of what the U.S. aimed to accomplish.He claimed Iran has been weakened-\u201cthey have no navy, no communications, they\u2019ve got no Air Force\u201d-and that the conflict is moving far faster than he initially anticipated. The strikes began on February 28 in coordination with israel,targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-military-officials-unite-in-opposition-to-biden-admins-iran-deal\/\" title=\"...i Military Officials Unite in Opposition to Biden Admin\u2019s ... Deal\">iranian military facilities<\/a>,missile capabilities,naval forces,leadership compounds,and nuclear infrastructure; Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-dont-hate-media-enough-nyt-wapo-remember-ayatollah-as-cleric-with-easy-smile\/\" title=\"NYT, WaPo Remember Ayatollah As &#039;Cleric&#039; With &#039;Easy Smile&#039;\">longtime supreme leader<\/a>,Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,reportedly died on the first day of the strikes. Trump also addressed Iran\u2019s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, declining to send him any message. he warned Iran not to escalate and highlighted the strategic Strait of Hormuz, noting ships are moving thru but saying he is \u201cthinking about taking it over.\u201d The remarks come amid broader U.S.-Israel actions and ongoing tensions, with discussions of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rising gas prices linked<\/a> to disruptions in Hormuz.  <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-objectives-in-iran-are-essentially-complete-hints-operation-might-be-winding-down\/\" title=\"... 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Might Be Winding Down\">phone interview reported<\/a> by CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang in a thread posted Monday afternoon on social media platform 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); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \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 made the remarks during a phone interview summarized by CBS News\u2019 Weijia Jiang in a thread on X, saying the conflict that started days ago under Operation Epic Fury has already achieved most of its goals. \u201cI think the war is very complete, pretty much,\u201d he told Jiang, adding that Iran\u2019s forces had \u201cno navy, no communications, they\u2019ve got no Air Force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also said the operation is moving much faster than his original four- to five-week estimate. When asked about Iran\u2019s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, he replied, \u201cI have no message for him. None whatsoever,\u201d and said he has someone in mind to replace him but did not elaborate.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jiang\u2019s report, Trump said the United States is \u201cvery far\u201d ahead of the initial timeline. The remarks came about a week after he authorized wide-scale airstrikes across Iran in coordination with Israel. Operation Epic Fury began February 28 with strikes on Iranian military facilities, missiles, naval forces, leadership compounds, and nuclear infrastructure. The report notes that Iran\u2019s longtime supreme leader Ali Khamenei died on the first day of the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also commented on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, noting that ships are still moving through and hinting that Washington is \u201cthinking about taking it over.\u201d He warned Iran that \u201cthey\u2019ve shot everything they have to shoot,\u201d and warned that any further provocation could mean \u201cthe end of that country.\u201d The Strait has effectively been shut for more than a week, contributing to higher gas prices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2577892,"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":[4551,3823,3634],"class_list":["post-2577891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-foreign-policy","tag-iran","tag-trump"],"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\/2577891","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=2577891"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577895,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577891\/revisions\/2577895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}