President Donald Trump has revealed that the U.S. and Israel are holding back on certain “important targets” to maintain leverage over the Iranian regime. Trump stated that while the war is “very complete” in many ways, the U.S. will go forward until a total victory is secured. He specifically mentioned Iran’s electrical grid as a potential target if the regime disrupts global oil supplies.
The President’s strategy comes as Mojtaba Khamenei takes the reigns of power in Tehran following the death of his father. Trump has criticized the new leader, calling him a “lightweight” and expressing disappointment in the regime’s direction. Despite the change in leadership, U.S. warplanes have continued to launch “broad waves” of strikes on military infrastructure.
Economically, the war has led to a spike in gas prices for American consumers, a move Trump blamed on “evil terrorists.” He predicted that once the threat is neutralized, the U.S. economy would “blow away” previous performance records. Trump also noted that the military has done an “amazing” job in achieving its objectives faster than any initial estimates.
In the Gulf region, the Strait of Hormuz remains a central flashpoint, with commercial traffic reaching historical lows. Trump warned that any Iranian attempt to block the strait would be met with a response “twenty times harder” than anything seen before. He emphasized that the world cannot be held hostage by a “terrorist regime.”
As the conflict enters its eleventh day, the displacement of hundreds of thousands in Lebanon highlights the scale of the regional war. Trump’s narrative remains focused on the “greatest and most exceptional nation” overcoming its enemies. The administration is now moving toward a final resolution of the conflict.
