Washington, DC, November 7 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump has described the ongoing confrontation with Iran as “not a war,” claiming that Washington has made significant progress in dealing with Tehran and is currently extracting more oil than it did before hostilities began.
“We made a lot of progress with Iran. We’re taking out more oil now than we were before the war. It’s not a war. It can’t be a war when for five months nobody was hurt, killed or anything else. It’s not a war,” Trump said.
His remarks come amid continued uncertainty over the direction of the U.S. military campaign targeting Iran, as well as ongoing discussions about possible fresh airstrikes.
Trump’s assertion that the current confrontation does not constitute a war comes despite White House deliberations over potential military options, while tensions with Tehran remain a major regional concern.
The president also asserted that regional stability depended on his administration’s previous interventions to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said his personal intervention against Iran’s nuclear ambitions was widely recognized but deliberately underreported.
“Israel and, in fact, the entire Middle East, WOULD NOT EXIST TODAY if I did not stop Iran from having a nuclear weapon. Nobody wants to say that, but everybody knows it’s true!” he wrote.
Trump has repeatedly characterized military operations targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure as a major success.
U.S. and Israeli forces carried out extensive strikes against Iranian nuclear and military facilities during 2025 and 2026, citing the prevention of Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons as their primary objective.
However, the full extent of the damage to Iran’s nuclear program remains unclear.
An assessment published by the Congressional Research Service in October noted that the precise impact on Iran’s domestic weapons manufacturing capabilities had yet to be determined. The assessment also highlighted previous intelligence findings indicating that Tehran had not pursued the construction of nuclear weapons.
Meanwhile, Iranian authorities continue to deny seeking to develop nuclear weapons, maintaining that their nuclear program is intended exclusively for civilian purposes. (ANI)
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