ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US President Donald Trump on Monday described the joint US-Israel military campaign against Iran, launched in late February, as “very complete,” saying it had progressed far ahead of schedule.
“I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they've got no air force,” Trump told CBS News in a phone interview. “Their missiles are down to a scatter, their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones.”
Trump added, “If you look, they have nothing left. There's nothing left in a military sense.” He also noted that Washington is “very far” ahead of his initially stated timeframe for the conflict, which he had projected would last four or five weeks.
At a White House event on Thursday, Trump had stated that “the United States military, together with the wonderful Israeli partners, continues to totally demolish the enemy far ahead of schedule. We're destroying more of Iran's missiles and drone capabilities every single hour.”
He added that Tehran’s “navy is gone,” and that “they have no air force, no air defense, all of their airplanes are gone, their communications are gone, missiles are gone, and [missile] launchers are gone.