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.

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (L) and President Donald Trump look on before signing an executive order on election integrity in the Oval Office of the White House 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 come tumbling down.”