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Trump: Iran war ‘won’t last much longer’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Donald Trump gives additional vague comments regarding the timeline of the war.
Speaking at a White House lunch, Trump reiterates that he has decided to take a “little excursion” from improving the economy.”
“A couple of weeks. It won’t be much longer,” he says.
It’s unclear whether he means that the excursion has lasted a couple of weeks or if it will last for a couple of weeks more.
He again jokes that his “biggest problem” after killing so many of Iran’s leaders is that “We don’t know who to deal with.”
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