US President Donald Trump stated that the United States could wrap up its war on Iran within two to three weeks.

Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said, “We have had regime change. Now, regime change was not one of the things I had as a goal. I had one goal: they will have no nuclear weapon, and that goal has been attained. They will not have nuclear weapons. But we’re finishing the job, and I think within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer, to do the job. But we want to knock out every single they have.”

The president indicated that the war could end sooner if a deal is reached. “It’s possible that we’ll have a deal because they want to make a deal. They want to make a deal more than I want to make a deal. But in a fairly short period of time, we’ll be finished,” Trump said, projecting optimism about ongoing talks.

“Now we have a group of people that’s very, that are very different. They’re much more reasonable,” he added.

Trump's cycle of inconsistency

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that the war on Iran could end soon, even as the United States enters its fifth week of operations with no clear exit strategy. An Axios analysis highlighted over a dozen instances in March 2026 where Trump alternated between claiming victory, hinting at imminent peace deals, and threatening further military action.

While White House officials, including Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, stressed that “objectives are being met” and progress continues, Trump’s own statements have been inconsistent. In March alone, he alternately declared the war “already won,” warned of obliterating Iranian infrastructure, and suggested the conflict would end “any time I want it to end.”

This pattern of contradictory messaging, projecting both confidence in a quick victory and readiness for extreme action, reflects a deeper reality: what was promised as a swift military operation has instead evolved into a prolonged and uncertain campaign.

Trump slams his allies for not joining a purposeless war

On the matter of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump suggested that securing the vital waterway should be left to other nations. “If France or some other country wants to get oil or gas, you go up through the strait and, the Hormuz Strait, they’ll go right up there and they’ll be able to fend for themselves,” he said. “What happens in the strait, we’re going to have nothing do with."

Earlier on March 31, US President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to France, declaring, “The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!,” as he expressed frustration over Paris’s refusal to participate in the ongoing US-Israeli operations against Iran.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that France had denied overflight permission to aircraft carrying military supplies to Israel. “The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory,” he wrote.

He added, “France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the ‘Butcher of Iran,’ who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!!,” highlighting his anger over France’s stance.

'Learn to fight for yourself'

Trump also criticized the United Kingdom, accusing it of failing to support the aggression. Referring to disruptions in fuel supplies linked to tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, he said, “All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.”

He continued, “You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!”

The US president further criticized NATO, accusing the alliance of failing to support Washington. Speaking to reporters last week from the Oval Office, he said the bloc was “making a very foolish mistake,” adding, “I’ve long said that, you know, I wonder whether or not NATO would ever be there for us. So ... this was a great test, because we don’t need them, but they should have been there.”