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2026-07-14 07:02:13
[Trump Defines US-Iran Conflict as "Military Conflict," Refuses to Set Timetable for End] 1. US President Trump made his latest statement on Monday regarding the resumption of military action against Iran, defining the current escalating US-Iran confrontation as a "military conflict" and denying that this signifies the conflict is entering a protracted phase. However, he refused to give a specific timetable for how long the fighting will last. 2. Trump told reporters at the White House, "We have to take the actions we are taking now. We have significantly weakened their capabilities, but they will resist for some time." This statement suggests that the US government expects Iran to still possess a certain degree of retaliatory capability. 3. Although the fighting has lasted for more than four months since the joint US-Israel strike on Iran on February 28, far exceeding the initial four-to-six-week timetable set by the US government, Trump continues to downplay the risk of the conflict potentially continuing indefinitely. He compared the current situation to the Vietnam War, saying, "We fought in Vietnam for 19 years. We've only been here for four months, so I think we've done a lot of work." 4. While Trump did not provide a specific plan for ending the war, he insisted that an agreement could eventually be reached with Iran through negotiations, while acknowledging that the possibility of an agreement in the short term is slim.
