The U.S. military operation against Iran is set to go on for four weeks, President Donald Trump revealed on Sunday.
“It’s always been a four-week process,” Trump told the Daily Mail about the timeline for the strikes. “We figured it will be four weeks or so. It’s always been about a four-week process. So, as strong as it is, it’s a big country, it’ll take four weeks or less.”
This is the first firm timeline Trump has floated since the U.S. and Israel began a coordinated bombing effort on Saturday to weaken the regime.
The U.S. has been striking Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure, while Israel has targeted regime leadership including former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli strikes.
The U.S.’s mission, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” has already resulted in the deaths of three American soldiers. Five others were seriously wounded.
So far, U.S. strikes have hit Iran’s navy fleet, its ballistic missile sites, air defense systems, and military headquarters, according to a recent list from Central Command.
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Besides Khamenei, Israel has wiped out high-level regime figures including the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and multiple Khamenei advisers. Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, was targeted but survived the strikes and is currently leading the transition effort with the country’s chief justice and a Islamic cleric.
Iran has responded with retaliatory strikes on Israel and U.S. military bases across the Middle East.