President and his Pentagon chief offer mixed messages as strikes on Iran continue – key US politics stories from 9 March at a glance
How much longer will US strikes on Iran continue? Getting a clear answer from the Trump administration has been difficult – getting a consistent one, even more so.
According to Donald Trump, “the war is very complete”. At least that’s what he told CBS News in a call on Monday.
That same day, the US Department of Defense posted on Twitter/X: “We have Only Just Begun to Fight.”
Later on Monday, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth said the war would end on “our timeline” and that the US would not stop until “the enemy is totally and decisively defeated”, promising Tuesday would see the most intense strikes in Iran yet.
