Donald Trump has said the US war with Iran is “very complete” but it is also “the beginning” of “a new country”. The US president’s comments at a press conference in Florida seemed to suggest Washington might be engaged in the building of a new Iran. Though he has long professed an “America First” policy prioritising the US, Mr Trump suggested the war was for the benefit of other nations, especially those dependent on oil shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. Mr Trump told reporters that the war began because Iran was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons. “But they were starting work at another site, a different site, different kind of a site — and that was protected by granite,” Mr Trump said.

Source: Irish Examiner March 10, 2026 12:26 UTC