Trump announces military operations in Iran will continue, claims Tehran's recovery will take decades

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that airstrikes on Iran would continue and claimed it would take 20-25 years for Tehran to repair the damage. As clashes that escalated after the June ceasefire turn into a regional war, the U.S. disclosed military casualties.

Scraper SystemJuly 21, 2026, 09:33 PMUpdated: August 22, 2026, 04:03 PM

Trump announces military operations in Iran will continue, claims Tehran's recovery will take decades

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that military operations against Iran would continue. Speaking to reporters during his meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House, Trump said, “If we pulled out now, it would take 20, 25 years to rebuild Iran. And we’re not done yet... we are not pulling out right now.”

Trump’s remarks came amid widening clashes that began with the collapse of the short-lived June ceasefire between the two nations. The fighting has expanded beyond the Strait of Hormuz into a regional war involving Gulf countries, proxy groups, and economic disruptions.

Forces under the coordination of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out airstrikes inside Iran for the tenth consecutive night. The latest operations targeted command centers, radar systems, air defense batteries, and drone launch sites in Shiraz, Chabahar, and Bandar Abbas.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) retaliated with drones and missiles against U.S. assets in the region. The attacks struck electrical grids and desalination plants in Kuwait, accommodation facilities at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, and military infrastructure in Jordan.

The clashes have also caused U.S. military casualties. According to U.S. officials, 17 American soldiers have been killed in the large-scale fighting that began on February 28. The Pentagon also reported that nearly 100 U.S. troops have been wounded in combat since July 7, most of them diagnosed with mild concussions.

Trump warned that Tehran would pay “many times over” for every U.S. soldier killed, and ordered additional warplanes deployed to West Asia.

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