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President Trump said on Friday that the U.S. is getting very close to meeting its objectives and will “consider winding down” its operation against Iran in the Middle East.
Trump listed several objectives in a Truth Social post:
(1) Completely degrading Iranian Missile Capability, Launchers, and everything else pertaining to them
(2) Destroying Iran’s Defense Industrial Base
(3) Eliminating their Navy and Air Force, including Anti Aircraft Weaponry
(4) Never allowing Iran to get even close to Nuclear Capability, and always being in a position where the U.S.A. can quickly and powerfully react to such a situation, should it take place
(5) Protecting, at the highest level, our Middle Eastern Allies, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others
“The Hormuz Strait will have to be guarded and policed, as necessary, by other Nations who use it — The United States does not! If asked, we will help these Countries in their Hormuz efforts, but it shouldn’t be necessary once Iran’s threat is eradicated. Importantly, it will be an easy Military Operation for them,” Trump said.
“We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran…” – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/YBG9l492Kf
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 20, 2026
The Hill shared further:
Trump’s comments come as the U.S.-Israeli operation in the region enters its third week.
The administration has offered mixed messaging on how long the conflict will last.
Trump told reporters Friday that he does not want a ceasefire with Iran.
“You don’t do a ceasefire when you’re obliterating the other side,” he said.
The president told MS NOW on Friday that he thinks the U.S. has “won” the war and that all Iran is doing “is blocking up the Strait [of Hormuz].”
Trump has said he does not plan to put boots on the ground in Iran. However, the Pentagon is speeding up its deployment of more than 2,200 Marines and sailors who set off for the Middle East from San Diego on Wednesday.
“He just said we are getting close. In the meantime, the U.S. military is striking hard and continuously. It will be a couple of weeks,” one U.S. official said, according to Axios.
BREAKING: President Trump says he is considering “winding down” Middle East military operation even as the U.S. sends more troops to region. https://t.co/EMq8AwyPC9
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 20, 2026
Axios has more:
Trump originally wanted to end the war before the end of March, sources say, but the crisis in the strait has compelled him to press on longer than he’d planned.
While Trump suggested in his post that securing the strait would be easy, his team has been flummoxed over how best to achieve it.
The White House has been discussing options, such as seizing Kharg Island off the Iranian coast, to force Iran to open the strait.
Allies and advisers who have spoken with Trump describe a president divided over the war.
On one hand, he’s worried about the price of oil and annoyed he can’t get allies to help solve the Hormuz closure.
On the other, he’s thrilled with the raw exercise of military might obliterating Iranian leaders and military capabilities.
“We’re hot! We’re winning!” he told a confidant opposed to the war who relayed the remarks to Axios.