Trump Says Iran Can Be Taken Out In One Night As War Enters 38th Day

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the country’s military could take down Iran in a single night, even as the war enters its 38th day.

In a press conference at the White House Briefing Room, the president said, “The entire country could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.”

The comments come amid a report from Wall Street Journal that cited multiple U.S. officials who reportedly said that the U.S. military was preparing for potential strikes on Iran’s energy assets amid growing pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Meanwhile, U.S. stock markets climbed marginally at the time of writing. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which tracks the S&P 500 index, was up 0.24%, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) climbed 0.38%, and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) was up 0.12%.

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