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Trump Says US Doing ‘Very Well’ as Iran War Shakes Region

WATCH: President Donald Trump said the US will provide insurance guarantees and naval escorts to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and other vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Joumanna Bercetche reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Skylar Woodhouse, Paul Wallace, Galit Altstein, and Eltaf Najafizada

March 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM UTC

Updated on

March 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM UTC

President Donald Trump expressed confidence in the US military campaign against Iran even as the timeline for operations remained deeply unclear on the fifth day of the Middle East war.

“We’re doing very well on the war front,” Trump said Wednesday at the White House, adding that for “47 years, they’ve been killing our people and killing people from all over the world, and I think we have great support.”