Deal or not, Trump says the US will leave Iran “very soon.”

As his administration continues its aerial assault while pursuing negotiations with Iranian officials, President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that US forces would cease operations in Iran “very soon,” implying a schedule of two to three weeks.

When asked about the effects of rising fuel costs since the conflict began on February 28, Trump responded, “All I have to do is leave Iran, and we’ll be doing that very soon, and they’ll become tumbling down.”We’re wrapping up the work, and I believe we can finish it in two weeks or a few more days,” he continued.

Additionally, Trump stated that ending US operations was not contingent on striking an agreement with Iran, which has effectively blocked oil tanker traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz in response.They don’t have to strike a deal with me, “he told journalists in the Oval Office, after signing an executive order to crack down on mail-in voting that he claims without evidence is riddled with fraud.””We’ll leave when we think they’ll be stuck in the Stone Age for a long time and won’t be able to develop a nuclear weapon,” he stated.It doesn’t matter if we have a contract or not.”Obtain your own oil.

Additionally, Trump reaffirmed his demand that nations “get” oil by crossing the Strait of Hormuz on their own, following the rejection of US requests for military assistance to facilitate tanker traffic by numerous friends.He stated, “If France or any other nation wishes to obtain gas or oil, they will simply cross the Hormuz Strait and be left on their own.”We won’t care about what occurs in the strait because these nations—China, for example—will rise, fill up their gorgeous ships, and take care of themselves. We have no justification for doing it.

Trump advised nations experiencing fuel shortages to “go get your own oil” in the Strait of Hormuz in a Truth Social tweet earlier on Tuesday.Just as you were not there for us, the United States of America will no longer be there to assist you. In essence, Iran has been destroyed. The challenging portion is finished. “Go get your own oil!”

At a press conference, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated the statement.Even if we have done the majority of the groundwork to guarantee that the strait would be open, it’s not simply our issue set going ahead,” Hegseth stated.

Additionally, he stated that the next several days of the Iran War will be “decisive,” but he did not rule out the possibility that US ground soldiers might be involved.The next few days will be crucial. Iran is aware of this, and their military options are essentially limited,” Hegseth stated.

He added that he had unexpectedly been to see US soldiers engaged in combat with Iran.On Saturday, we spent almost half of the day on the ground at CENTCOM. Referring to the US command in charge of the area, Hegseth stated, “The locations and bases will not be named for operational security reasons, so those troops are not targeted.”