- President Trump stated that the bombing campaign against Iran would conclude "soon," asserting there was "practically nothing left to target" and that he could end the conflict at his discretion.
- He claimed the "war is going great" and that the U.S. had inflicted more damage than anticipated, describing the conflict as "payback" for Iran's alleged 47 years of "death and destruction."
- These remarks contradicted statements from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who declared on Sunday that the U.S. fight with Iran was "only just the beginning" and later asserted that the U.S. was "crushing the enemy."
- Hegseth described the Iranian regime as "barbaric savages" who are "desperate and scrambling," while Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reported that the U.S. had struck over 5,000 targets and sunk more than 50 Iranian vessels.
- Hostilities continued in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global oil supply, which was contributing to rising oil prices worldwide.
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