Just hours after Iran and Israel agreed to halt their most intense fighting since an April ceasefire, US President Donald Trump declared Monday that the United States would achieve “total victory” over Iran within two weeks. Tehran, Trump claimed, is “willing to give us everything.”
The bold prediction came on a day of contradictory signals from the region. Iran announced an end to its attacks on Israel but simultaneously warned it would respond with “crushing” force if Israeli military operations in Lebanon continued. The fragile pause in hostilities was enough to buoy global stock markets — India’s benchmark indices ended higher, and Brent crude declined 1.66% to $92.69 per barrel — but few observers are treating the situation as resolved.
Trump’s timeline marks the latest in a series of self-imposed deadlines on Iran, raising questions about whether this prediction will prove any more durable than its predecessors.
