Trump on Iran: We won, but don't want to leave early

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

HEBRON, Kentucky, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump said on Wednesday that "we ‌won" the Iran war but that the United States will stay in the fight ​to finish the job.

"You never ⁠like to say ⁠too early you won. We won," Trump ⁠told ‌a campaign-style rally in Hebron, Kentucky. "In the first hour ⁠it was over."