US to End Iran Operation in 2 to 3 Weeks, Trump Says

U.S. forces have struck more than 11,000 targets in Iran in the past month.

U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 31, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—U.S. forces could conclude combat operations against Iran in as few as two weeks, President Donald Trump said on March 31.

Asked during a White House press conference if he has a plan to help bring down gas prices, which have risen since the start of the conflict, Trump said, “All I have to do is leave Iran, and we‘ll be doing that very soon, and they’ll become tumbling down.”