US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran will end “when I feel it,” speaking in an interview with Fox News that aired Friday.
Trump said he senses the end of the conflict “in my bones” but did not give a specific timeline.
About Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump said, “I think he’s damaged, but I think he’s probably alive in some form,” noting that Khamenei has not appeared publicly.
On the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said the US would escort oil tankers through the waterway “if we need to,” but added, “hopefully things are going to go very well. We’ll see what happens.”
He also warned that the US would strike Iran hard over the coming week and claimed, “We’ve already damaged them so badly it would take years for them to ever rebuild.”
Trump praised Gulf allies, saying “the unity is tremendous,” adding that he has spoken to most of them and that they are “doing a very good job in protecting themselves.”
With inputs from BBC