Trump Says Iran War Is Both ‘Very Complete’ But Also Just ‘the Beginning’

As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran escalates, President Donald Trump and his Cabinet have offered a litany of dizzying updates on the conflict. During a phone interview with CBS News on Monday, Trump said the war with Iran is “very complete, pretty much.” Speaking from his Doral, Florida, golf club, the president claimed “[Iran has] no navy, no communications, they’ve got no air force.

Their missiles are down to a scatter. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones.” He added, “If you look, they have nothing left. There’s nothing left in a military sense.” However, during a CBS 60 Minutes interview taped Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that he wanted viewers to know “this is only just the beginning.” His words were echoed by the Defense Department’s rapid response X account on Monday morning, which posted a video of what appeared to be strikes targeting various, unidentified sites alongside the caption, “This is just the beginning—we will not be deterred until the mission is over.” A few hours later, the same...