US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he expected US military forces to leave Iran in “two or three weeks”.
“We left because we have no reason to do so,” Trump told reporters. white House. “We will leave very soon.”
A few hours later, the White House said Trump would deliver an address “to the nation to provide an important update on Iran” at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
On February 28, America and Israel attacked Iran.
Trump, in his comments on Tuesday, rejected the idea of reaching a negotiated solution to end the war, raising the possibility that the United States could simply declare victory and end hostilities.
Trump said, “Iran does not need to make any deal.” “It’s a new system. They’re more accessible.”
He said, “No, when we consider that they have been put into the Stone Age for a long time and they will not be able to make nuclear weapons, then they do not have to make any compromise with me.” “Then we’ll leave whether we have a deal or not. That’s irrelevant now. It’s possible that we have a deal because they want to make a deal.”
“They want to make a deal more than I want to, but it will be done in a fairly short period of time,” the president said.
“Look at what’s happening in Iran,” Trump said. “I mean, we’re completely out of control. Everything has been bombed.”
“We’re hitting them pretty hard,” he said. “Last night, we destroyed a huge amount of missile manufacturing facilities.”