An Israeli official has criticised remarks by US President Donald Trump suggesting the war with Iran is close to ending, saying the conflict is “not finished yet”. Speaking on Monday, the senior Israeli official said: “Nothing has been completed yet. Our initial assessment was that the battle would take about two weeks.” The comments were reported by Israel’s privately owned Channel 15 television, which did not name the official. Earlier on Monday evening, Trump told CBS News that the war was nearly over. He said: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force.” READ: Trump: War with Iran is ‘very complete’, says he has someone in mind to replace […]
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