Iran war likely to last four-to-five weeks – Trump

The U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran over the weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials. This has left Iran without clear leadership.

Despite conflicting reports about why the airstrikes were carried out, President Donald Trump said Monday there were four reasons: to destroy the country’s missile capabilities, annihilate its navy, end its nuclear ambitions and prevent it from arming terrorists. He said he believes the war will last about “four to five weeks.”

The conflict has spread across the middle east as Iran and its proxies launch retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. allies in the region.

As of Monday, six U.S. service members have been killed in action and 18 others are serisouly wounded.

Daniel Rothenberg the co-director for the Future Security Initiative at Arizona State University joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss the conflict.