10.03.2026 22:30
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt made statements regarding the war in Iran. When asked about President Trump's statement that "the war in Iran is largely over," Leavitt said, "The war will end when Trump reaches military objectives and Iran is in a position of complete and unconditional surrender."
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated that the attacks on Iran would cease after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that military objectives had been achieved and that Iran was in a position of complete and unconditional surrender.
STATEMENT ON IRAN FROM THE WHITE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt made statements to reporters. Reminded of President Trump's statement that "the war in Iran is largely over," Leavitt used interesting expressions. Leavitt said, "The President and the U.S. military's initial timeline was that all objectives would be reached in 4 to 6 weeks. The U.S. military is achieving these objectives much earlier than planned, quickly and effectively. However, operations will cease at the point where President Trump reports that military objectives have been achieved."
Leavitt's statements are as follows: "'The U.S. military is currently progressing towards eliminating the infrastructure of Iran's nuclear program. It is a good thing to eliminate terrorists who indiscriminately target civilians and try to take the global economy hostage. President Trump deserves praise for doing this.'
On the other hand, following U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that "I can talk to Iran," a notable statement came from U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
"THE MOST INTENSE ATTACK WILL BE TODAY"
In his statement, Hegseth indicated that operations targeting military objectives in Iran would continue, stating, "Our primary goal in Iran is to destroy missiles and defense infrastructure. Especially, the Iranian navy is our main target. Today will be our most intense attack day in Iran. We will not end the war until the enemy is defeated," he said.
"THEY ARE DELIBERATELY TARGETING INNOCENTS"
Hegseth harshly criticized the Tehran administration in his statement, saying, "Iran is launching missiles from schools and hospitals like cowards; they are deliberately and knowingly targeting innocents."
U.S.-ISRAEL ATTACKS ON IRAN
Israel and the U.S. launched a military attack on Iran on February 28 while negotiations were ongoing between the Tehran and Washington administrations.
Iran responded with attacks on targets it identified in several regional countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, where U.S. bases are located, in addition to Israel.
In the U.S.-Israel attacks, many high-ranking officials, including Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were killed.
According to Iranian officials, 1,332 people lost their lives in the U.S.-Israel attacks.