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Trump at Republican fundraiser: 'We've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough'

·Florida, USA

Trump calls war 'short-term excursion.' Claims 46 Iranian navy ships sunk, drones/missiles 'utterly demolished.' 'The terrorist leaders are gone or counting down the minutes.' 'We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated.' Says war is 'very far ahead' of 4-5 week timeline.

US President Donald Trump addressed a Republican congressional fundraising event in Florida, delivering an extended assessment of the war with Iran. He characterised the war as a 'short-term excursion' from his domestic economic agenda — 'We took a little excursion because we felt we had to do that to get rid of some people,' apparently referring to Iran's leaders. Key claims: Iran's drone and missile capability is being 'utterly demolished.' 46 Iranian navy ships have been sunk. 'The terrorist leaders are gone or they're counting down the minutes until they will be gone.' 'We had leaders and they're gone. They had new leaders and they're gone. And now nobody has any idea who the people are that are going to be the head of the country… and we will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated.' On the timeline: Trump said the war is 'very far ahead' of his initial 4-5 week estimate, prompting a Wall Street rebound. He also said: 'We've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough.' Trump touted Arab countries for siding with the US-Israel campaign and met the parents of American casualties who all said 'make sure you win.' Trump recalled: 'Iran was always a dark cloud hanging over not only Israel, which was gonna get wiped out, but Iran was also looking to take over the Middle East.'

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T1Trump / ToI95% reliability