On the 12th day of the war in Iran, Donald Trump says the war could end “soon”, while Tehran says it is ready to fight for months. Between victory speeches, promises of a short war, And military threats, Is the war in Iran about to end?
Donald Trump promises a rapid end to the conflict
Donald Trump claimed that the war against Iran could end “soon”. Before the press in Miami, he assured that the military offensive carried out with Israel for 12 days now was “well ahead” of the initial schedule of four to five weeks which he himself had mentioned.
According to him, the operation has already inflicted massive losses on the Iranian military apparatus. Washington claims to have struck more than 5,000 targets and destroyed more than fifty Iranian ships. The American president also assures that the B-2 stealth bombers have dropped dozens of 900 kilo bombs and that the Iranian missile launchers would be “virtually eliminated”.
In his speech, Donald Trump describes a military operation that he describes as an “unprecedented” success. He even claims that theIran would no longer have “neither navy, nor communications, nor air force”.
A few hours earlier, Donald Trump had called the war a “short-term excursion”.
Iran says it is ready for a long war
On the side of Tehranthe speech is very different. The Iranian authorities claim to be capable of sustain at least six months of intense war against the United States and Israel. Revolutionary Guards spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini assured state television that Iranian forces still had significant means.
“The enemy should expect more painful and precise targeted strikes”said Ali Mohammad Naini. According to him, Iran is preparing new attacks using long-range missilespresented as more advanced and rarely used until now.
The Revolutionary Guards also responded to the American statements by asserting that “ the Islamic Republic would itself decide on the end of the conflict“.
A conflict spreading across the region
Meanwhile, the war continues to spread across the Middle East. The Israeli army launched new waves of strikes on military sites “across Iran”. Attacks have also targeted energy infrastructure, including a oil deposit south of Tehranaccording to Iranian state media.
The conflict also affects the Lebanon. In the southern suburbs of BeirutIsrael struck a hotel accused of housing commanders of the Quds Force, the external branch of the Revolutionary Guards. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the attack caused four dead and ten injured.
These operations are part of the strategy defended by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In an interview with Fox News, he assured that the offensive would not become an “endless war”. “You’re not going to have an endless war. It will be rapid and decisive action »he said, while acknowledging that the conflict could last “for some time”.
Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has “no not finished yet » with the Iranian regime and that he was “breaking the bones” of the power in place in Iran.
