Trump on Iran: We won, but don’t want to leave early

2026-03-11 - 22:34

President Donald Trump said on ‌Wednesday that “we won” the Iran war but that the United States will stay in ​the fight to finish the ​job. “You never like to say too ⁠early you won. We won,” ​Trump told a campaign-style rally in Hebron, Kentucky. “In ​the first hour it was over.” He said the United States had knocked out 58 ​Iranian naval ships. Trump has seesawed ​on Iran, crediting the U.S. military for significantly ‌degrading ⁠Iran’s military but resisting a speedy end to the conflict. “We don’t want to leave early do we?” Trump ​said. “We ​got to ⁠finish the job.” He said the United States has “virtually destroyed ​Iran.” He seemed to signal that ​the ⁠United States would continue the fight for now. “We don’t want to go ⁠back ​every two years,” he ​said. Trump administration estimates Iran war cost at over $11 billion in six days Officials from ​President Donald Trump’s administration estimated during a congressional briefing this week that the ‌first six days of the war on Iran had cost the United States at least $11.3 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.