Trump: There are things that will be achieved soon in Iran and we are in full control of Hormuz

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US President Donald Trump said that Iran has become a "destroyed country now," stressing that there are "things that will happen soon" in Tehran, during a speech he delivered at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump added, during a conference at the White House, that the United States had eliminated the Iranian naval and air forces, noting that Washington had “almost complete control” over the Strait of Hormuz, and stressing that the United States had been able to remove large quantities of oil through the Strait during the recent period.

The US President said that the United States “will quickly end the Iran war,” adding that, according to his estimates, Iran lost about 5,400 soldiers during the war, compared to 18 American soldiers.

Speaking about the upcoming developments, Trump merely said that “there are things that will happen soon in Iran,” without providing additional details regarding the nature of these developments.

Trump moved on to talk about the American withdrawal from Iraq, saying that the United States was “involved in Iraq,” and that the withdrawal represented “a victory for the United States and Iraq.”

Trump praised the new Iraqi prime minister, describing him as a "terrific new prime minister," while saying that the orderly withdrawal of coalition forces and equipment from the Erbil air base represents the end of what he described as "a very expensive trip to hell."

The US President stressed that “it is time for America to return home,” noting that the United States had achieved a “decisive victory” over ISIS in Iraq.

Trump said that the United States lost all of its military equipment in Afghanistan, stressing that “this did not happen in Iraq.” He also pointed out that about 4,500 American soldiers were killed during the war in Afghanistan.

He added that the withdrawal from Iraq differs from the Afghan experience, considering that the United States is leaving Iraq without the losses it incurred during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

In another context, Trump said that the United States is "establishing a new order" with Venezuela, adding that the situation there will be better in less than two and a half years.

He also said that the United States has “the greatest economy in the world,” referring to Joe