Trump says US will declare 'total victory' over Iran within 2 weeks

Published June 9, 2026 Updated June 9, 2026 08:48am

US President Donald Trump has said that the United States will declare “total victory” over Iran within the next two weeks, reports Anadolu Agency.

“We’ve been a very tough team, 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,” Trump said during a telerally for Senator Lindsey Graham, a close Republican ally. “It’ll be a total victory. It’ll happen very soon, and oil prices will come tumbling down.”

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