Trump says US is not looking for Iran ‘ceasefire,’ rather ‘total and complete victory’

US President Donald Trump says Iran was “a few weeks away” from having a nuclear weapon before Israel began striking the Islamic Republic last week and that he now wants “total victory,” not a ceasefire.

Trump says he doesn’t want to get involved in a foreign war, but has also stated for years that Iran shouldn’t be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.

He says he hasn’t yet made a decision on whether to strike Iran’s nuclear sites, but points out that the US has the best military equipment in the world and that Israel is currently using it to attack Iran.

“I’m not looking to fight, but if it’s a choice between fighting and having a nuclear weapon, you have to do what you have to do. Maybe we won’t have to fight,” Trump posits. “Maybe it will end very quickly.”

He reiterates that Iran is willing to come to the White House to negotiate — a claim that Tehran has denied — but acknowledges that “it’s a little late to meet.”

The US is not looking for a “ceasefire,” rather “total and complete victory,” Trump says, echoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rhetoric.

“You know what the victory is? No nuclear weapon,” Trump adds.

The US president denies that his supporters are divided over whether to attack Iran, asserting that what his supporters are for is “me.”

He acknowledges Tucker Carlson has been against US involvement in the war, but says the conservative commentator also doesn’t want Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.