Lashing out at his domestic opponents, Trump also claimed Democrats were trying to “deflect from all of the tremendous success that we’re having in this military operation”. “President Trump does not bluff, and he is prepared to unleash hell. Iran should not miscalculate again.”Asked if negotiations with Iran had stalled, Leavitt replied: “Talks continue. Meanwhile, the White House appeared to stick to the four to six-week timeline it had previously given for the duration of the war. “We’ve always estimated approximately four to six weeks [for the length of military operations against Iran], so you could do the math on that,” Leavitt added.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 26, 2026 04:54 UTC