The war splits the Maga and Trump assures: "It will end soon, there's nothing left to bomb"

In Iran "there is nothing left to hit", which is why "the war will end soon" but not before completing "the job". Donald Trump tries to reassure the United States and the world that he is in total control of the crisis in the Middle East, claiming that the conflict will cease when he wants it to and promising, at the same time, that the ships in the Strait of Hormuz will be protected from any threat coming from Tehran. The president admits, however, that even he did not expect to use the military "so much".

The president's statements are not enough to placate the Maga base, increasingly restless over a war that does not fit within the "America First" agenda and is already costing the United States a lot, both in human and economic terms. "There is practically nothing left to bomb, the war with Iran will end soon", the American president stated in a phone interview with Axios, claiming once again that the conflict "is going great" and that "when I want it to end, it will end". "We are well ahead of schedule. We have caused more damage than we thought possible, even in the initial six-week period", the tycoon emphasized, specifying, however, that "the job in Iran needs to be finished". It was Trump himself, on the other hand, who warned a few days ago that the 'Epic fury' operation would only end in exchange for an unconditional surrender from Tehran. A circumstance that still seems quite distant, with Iranian forces continuing to launch their attacks. According to the FBI, the regime may even have its sights set on the American West Coast and California in particular. "We recently obtained information that, in early February 2026, Iran would aim to conduct a surprise attack using drones from an unidentified ship off the American coast against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the United States conducted raids against Iran", reads an alert from the Agency. As for concerns about mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump assured that there are none. "I don't believe they have placed them", he said, promising that "there will be enormous security" in the strait. "We destroyed almost all of their minesweepers in one night. We took out their navy, their air force, and all their air defense systems", added the tycoon, who provided conflicting numbers on the Iranian minesweepers destroyed: first 28, then 31. Trump also admitted that he did not expect to use the military so much. "We have a great military, which I built during my first term. I didn't think I would use it so much".

The prolongation of the war is making its people anxious and also part of the Republican Party. So far, the one paying the price is Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of The Donald and a long-time strong supporter of the attack on Iran. In several television appearances, the senator from South Carolina has called on the administration for an even tougher stance against Tehran and then to move on to deal with Cuba. Words that have raised irritation and, while among the Democrats there has been a chorus of controversy, a strong discontent has also begun to spread among Republicans. Many in the Grand Old Party have asked him to tone it down and not instill fear of troop deployment in Iran. Others, in the Maga world, have called him a "madman" and expressed concern that "Trump listens to him". Meanwhile, Forbes has estimated the cost of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East for American taxpayers at "at least almost a billion dollars a day". And, according to Pentagon sources cited by the New York Times, the first week of military attacks in Iran has cost over 6 billion dollars. While the rising cost of the war could approach 100 billion dollars, depending on its duration, the American economic magazine still assesses. Mind-boggling figures on which US voters could present the bill to the commander-in-chief in the November elections.

(by Benedetta Guerrera - Ansa)