Posted on 03/13/2026 11:21:27 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
President Trump on Friday said he knows the U.S. military operation in Iran will come to an end when he can “feel it in my bones,” a remark that comes almost two weeks after joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Middle Eastern country began.
Trump spoke with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on his podcast “The Brian Kilmeade Show” and told him, “When it’s over –– and I don’t think it’s going to be long –– when it’s over, this is going to bounce back so fast.”
“When are you going to know when it’s over?” Kilmeade asked.
“When I feel it,” Trump said. “When I feel it in my bones.”
Kilmeade asked if it would be a “joint decision” to end the war. Trump responded by giving praise to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President Vance.
“I’ve got all good people,” the president added. “We’ve got a great group.”
Trump has floated various timetables for when the operation in Iran could end. He said two days after the initial attack that the offensive could take up to “four to five weeks” or longer.
“This was just an excursion into something that had to be done. We’re getting very close to finishing that too,” he said a week later on Monday at a House Republican retreat in Miami.
Trump also previously told Axios on Wednesday that there was “nothing left” to bomb in Iran, claiming that the U.S. is “way ahead of the timetable.”
“Any time I want it to end, it will end,” he told the outlet.
He later told supporters at a Kentucky rally that same day that Washington “won” in Iran and that the conflict was “over.”
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Lol, liberal heads sploding all over the interwrbs with that one.
This is why I love the guy.
He’s said it more than once to a couple of reporters....things like....”why would I tell you?”
One of Trump's strengths is he doesn't broadcast everything, especially to the enemy. He's unpredictable, and scares his opponents. And he hasn't let us down yet.
You mean Trump has not included you in what HIS goals are????
The shame of him, huh?
Tell that to Eisenhower...and Washington...
Those were different times. Much different.
“One of Trump’s strengths is he doesn’t broadcast everything, especially to the enemy. He’s unpredictable, and scares his opponents. And he hasn’t let us down yet.”
You and I are on the same train.
I love how he starts conversations with his post.
This feeling post is hilarious.
Are feelings a good way to run anything?
Democrats think so. Ha ha
Let’s get the left to attack feelings!
‘You don’t run a war on “feelings”’
Sure, but what do you say if you’re not the one really running the war? What if Trump isn’t actually calling the shots? The question about when this ends is more properly addressed to the man in charge... Bibi.
The shame of him, huh?"
I have it on good authority that whatever works thinks is the next Sun Tzu, he hints it in every comment. Bow down before his authority!
Two weeks in and war is kind of a vibe thing. Bibi must not be returning his calls.
Which is always nice to see.
I am waiting for the media to declare “quagmire”… ala Iraq 2.0
True.
Yes, it’s always the Joooos!!!
Agreed
As soon as Iran is free hopefully.
“Two weeks in and war is kind of a vibe thing. Bibi must not be returning his calls.”
Oh ya. Bibi has all the leverage here.
People and their ideas…
Why isn’t he more concerned about the midterms.
The war is, for all intents and purposes, complete and finished. Trump's statement has nothing to do with the goals, which have already been met ahead of schedule. You're falling into the trap of taking what he's saying too literally.
Trump and I will shortly turn 80.
1946 Geminis.
I can agree about feeling things in the bones.
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