"President Trump claimed, 'We've won. You know, you never like to say too early you've won... We knocked out their navy, their air force, we've knocked out everything. This war has been won.'"
"Senator Lankford stated, 'We are won or winning... if you want to talk about the military objectives, just about every one of those objectives have been hit, and have been hit early.'"
"Lankford emphasized, 'The major features of this was to be able to stop their production of ballistic missiles... to be able to halt that, and to be able to take down their navy.'"
"Lankford noted, 'The president's actually bringing ground troops... He's creating contingencies to put pressure on Iran to finish the negotiation.'"
Senator James Lankford affirmed President Trump's assertion that the U.S. has won the war with Iran, citing military objectives achieved. Lankford noted the importance of stopping Iran's missile production and nuclear program. He acknowledged that while significant progress has been made, further work remains. Lankford also mentioned the deployment of additional U.S. troops, emphasizing that military pressure is necessary to achieve diplomatic negotiations with Iran. He expressed confidence in the U.S. military's capabilities to meet objectives without extensive ground troop involvement.
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