U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that the ongoing armed conflict with Iran is expected to last approximately four weeks.
In a telephone interview with the British newspaper on Sunday, March 1, 2026, Trump said: “From the outset, it was assumed that it would take about four weeks.”
“It’s a big country; it’ll take four weeks – or less,” he added.
Trump praised three U.S. soldiers killed and five others seriously injured in the military operation against Iran, describing the fallen as “great people.”
“And, you know, we expect that to happen, unfortunately. Could happen continuously – it could happen again,” he said.
Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir gave a similar assessment late Sunday, stating that Israel had achieved “significant achievements” in Iran over the first 48 hours, but “many more days of fighting lie ahead.”
Iran has launched counterattacks on U.S. military bases in the Gulf region and other targets following U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior figures.
