See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 01:29 BST, 9 June 2026 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 9 June 2026
President Donald Trump boasted on a call with South Carolina voters Monday night that the US will declare 'total victory' over Iran in the next two weeks. Trump gave an updated timeline on the Iran war during a tele-rally in support of hawkish Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who is trying to avoid a runoff in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in the Palmetto State. 'We've been a very tough team,' Trump said. 'And I think we are winning that battle. But you're really going to win it over the next two weeks when we declare total victory.' 'It will happen very soon and oil prices will come tumbling down,' the President added. Trump originally told the Daily Mail in late February that the Iran war would last about four weeks, but it's now lasted more than three months - with gas prices around the country soaring. The President said Iran was 'negotiating now, and they want to make a very good deal.' 'They're willing to give us everything. They're willing to give us no nuclear weapon. Iran and the people of South Carolina agree. I saw a poll, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and it's as simple as that,' he continued. Graham has attracted a handful of primary opponents, some of whom have objected to his overzealous stance on the Iran war. President Donald Trump said Monday evening in a call with South Carolina voters that the US would declare 'total victory' over Iran in the next two weeks An interception by Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday. Attacks between Israel and Iran have since stopped He's been one of the most vocal proponents of the conflict in the US Senate. For weeks, Trump has said the war was winding down, but new fighting broke out in recent days between Iran and Israel, though the two countries halted attacking one another earlier Monday. Trump spent the weekend at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf resort and told Axios by phone that he had warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against continuing to strike Iran. 'I said, "Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,"' the President said, recounting the conversation to Axios. Netanyahu was planning the largest bombardment on Iran since April. Trump also told Netanyahu that the leaders of five countries in the region asked him to tell the Israeli PM to back off the attacks. He didn't specify which countries they were. 'These countries were very concerned. They love the deal that we have been negotiating,' Trump said. Iranian officials also reached out to the US and said they would stop attacking Israel if Israel hit pause. President Donald Trump made some news on the Iran war while participating in a tele-rally Monday evening in support of hawkish South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (pictured) 'They called us and said that they are not doing any more attacks and asked us to tell Israel not to do any more attacks,' the President explained. Trump jumped on a call for South Carolina voters Monday evening before departing for New York City to see the New York Knicks play in the NBA playoffs. Besides Graham, Trump also endorsed Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette in the South Carolina governor's race. She is facing several primary challengers, including outspoken Representative Nancy Mace, who was among the GOP House members who split with Trump over the release of the Epstein files. Due to the crowded field, the governor's race primary will likely result in a runoff, to be held later this month. Graham could also end up in a runoff race, though he's widely expected to win reelection in the traditionally Republican state.
