Trump says renewed US campaign against Iran won't last 'too long'

US President Donald Trump has stated that the renewed US campaign against Iran will not continue for "too long". He made these comments while speaking to reporters at the Oval Office.

Trump also claimed that the US has control over the Strait of Hormuz, where it is escorting oil tankers. According to Trump, the US is successfully escorting "millions of barrels of oil" with "lots of boats" every day, with occasional incidents involving Iranian drones.

The US and Iran have recently engaged in an exchange of fire, with Trump mentioning that Monday night's US strikes against Iran were "very heavy" and that the US "blew up much more than their radars". Trump also mentioned that Iran was trying to build a rocket that drops mines, which the US had destroyed, according to Reuters.

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