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Trump Suggests Iran War Could End Soon
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RFE/RL's Radio Farda
A Shi'a Muslim cleric poses with pictures of Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (right), and his late father, Ali Khamenei, during a pro-government rally in central Tehran on March 9.
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested the war with Iran could end soon, claiming US forces had largely dismantled Tehrans military capabilities after 10 days of strikes.
I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, theyve got no Air Force, a CBS News reporterwrote on Xon March 9, citing comments from Trump. The president also warned Iran against further escalation, saying the country had already shot everything they have to shoot.
Trump made the remarks as he sharply criticized the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Irans supreme leader. Trump told one media outlet he was not happy with the decision and told another that Tehran had made a big mistake.
In separate interviews, Trump said the United States was very far ahead of an initial four-to-five-week timeline for the war and suggested he had a different candidate in mind for Irans leadership, though he declined to name anyone.
Iran announced early on March 9 that a group of senior clerics had chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, as the countrys new supreme leader. Irans powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps quickly pledged support for him.
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22:55
After the Iranian women's soccer team declined to sing along with their country's national anthem at an AFC Asian Cup game, an Iranian state TV presenter denounced them as "wartime traitors." Fearing for their safety if they returned to Iran, five of the players reportedly left their training camp in Australia on March 9 to seek asylum there, while their teammates are also still in Australia.
