Trump Says US Military Planning to Leave Iran ‘Pretty Quickly,’ Would Return If Needed

‘I’ll take everybody with me, and if we have to, we’ll come back to do spot hits,’ the president says.

An Iranian man speaks on his mobile phone as he stands on the debris in front of destroyed buildings following a military strike on Tehran, Iran, on March 15, 2026. Atta KENARE / AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Wednesday previewed a possible Iran exit strategy for the United States by saying the military could leave “pretty quickly” and return when it’s needed.

While speaking to Reuters, Trump was asked when the U.S. military would consider the more than monthlong conflict to be over. He responded by saying that the United States will leave “pretty quickly.”