WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday (March 31) that American forces will leave Iran within “two to three weeks,” signalling an end to ongoing attacks against Iran, Anadolu Ajansi reported. “All I have to do is leave Iran, and we’ll be doing that very soon,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We’ll be leaving very soon,” he said, adding that it will happen in “maybe two weeks, maybe three.”He claimed the administration’s objective of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon has already been achieved, saying, “They will have no nuclear weapon. “We’ll be leaving very soon, and if France or some other country wants to get oil or gas, they’ll go up through the strait,” he said. Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.

Source: The Star April 01, 2026 19:33 UTC