{"id":8324,"date":"2026-05-05T11:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8324"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:16:58","slug":"trump-suggests-iran-war-could-last-another-two-weeks-maybe-three-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8324","title":{"rendered":"Trump suggests Iran war could last &#8216;another two weeks,&#8217; &#8216;maybe three weeks&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Trump suggested in an interview Monday evening that US hostilities with Iran could last another two or three weeks while refusing to say whether a cease-fire between the two countries remained in effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne way or the other, we win,\u201d Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. \u201cWe either make the right deal, or we win very easily. From the military standpoint, we\u2019ve already won that. You know, you\u2019ve heard me say it a million times, and other people say it. They had 159 ships, Hugh. Now, they have none. They\u2019re all at the bottom of the sea. Today, we took out eight of their, you know, they\u2019re reduced to these small, little, fast ships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Soon after the US and Israel began attacking Iran on Feb. 28, Trump estimated the war would last \u201cfour weeks or so.\u201d This past Saturday marked the conclusion of nine weeks of fighting, though a nominal cease-fire has been in place since April 8.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A woman waves the Iranian flag in front of an anti-US billboard in Tehran on May 5, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>President Trump suggested the Iran war could last another few weeks.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve taken out much of what we\u2019d have to do, probably another two weeks, two weeks, maybe three weeks,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd time is not of the essence for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Earlier Monday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported two American-flagged merchant ships successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz on the first day of a Trump administration initiative to force shipping traffic through the vital waterway. Adm. Brett Cooper, the commander of CENTCOM, added on a press call that the American military sank six small boats that were targeting commercial vessels.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Smoke rises from an oil port in Fujairah on Monday, May 4, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Storyful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In response, Iran fired nearly two dozen missiles and drones toward the United Arab Emirates. The UAE\u2019s defense ministry said it had intercepted 15 missiles and four drones, with authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah said one drone sparked a fire at a key oil facility, wounding three Indian nationals. The British military also reported two cargo vessels ablaze off the UAE\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"President Trump returns to The Hugh Hewitt Show\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cKqngLaiqsE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When asked by Hewitt if the attacks by Iran would lead to a resumption of strikes by the US, Trump said: \u201cWell, I can\u2019t tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I answered that question, you\u2019d say this man is not smart enough to be leading the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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