Trump muses wars could be fought 'forever' after Iran timeline comment

President Donald Trump posted late on Truth Social that wars "could be fought 'forever,' and very successfully" using munitions stockpiles, praising the US' supply quantities of "medium and upper medium grade" weapons and saying the supply was "virtually unlimited." Earlier the same day he told reporters the campaign could last four to five weeks but the White House was prepared "to go far longer than that." The comment came as the US engages in major combat operations against Iran.

Washington and Tel Aviv pummeled Iran with hundreds of strikes on Saturday, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the first wave of attacks. Iran and its allies have responded by launching ballistic missiles, rockets, and drones at Israel and Gulf nations known to host US military bases, plunging residential and tourist areas into chaos, disrupting hundreds of flights, and sending oil prices spiking.

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