Trump says US mission in Iran is 'ahead of schedule,' vows to 'easily prevail' over regime

President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the joint U.S.-Israeli operation to "crush the threat" in Iran is "ahead of schedule."

Trump provided an update on "Operation Epic Fury" during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, vowing that the U.S. will "easily prevail" over the "terrorist regime."

"We have the strongest and most powerful, by far, military in the world, and we will easily prevail. We're already substantially ahead of our time projections, but whatever the time is, it's okay. Whatever it takes."

Trump said that the operation is projected to last four to five weeks, noting that "we have capability to go far longer than that."

"We also projected four weeks to terminate the military leadership," Trump added. "And as you know, that was done in about an hour. So we're ahead of schedule there by a lot."

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among five to 10 top leaders killed after an Israeli strike in Tehran as part of the joint operation, a U.S. senior official previously confirmed to Fox News.

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