Hegseth vows US will 'go as far as we need' to topple Iranian regime as conflict escalates – including possible 'boots on ground' https://t.co/SjJSHS96ac pic.twitter.com/ylSuYEUuWk
— New York Post (@nypost) March 9, 2026
JUST IN —🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 U.S. Secretary of Defense:
“The war with Iran has only just begun.”
— UK Report (@UK_REPT) March 9, 2026
JD Vance refers to the Iran War as a “conflict,” while Trump openly calls it a war. pic.twitter.com/Odo8R4p3LF
— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 9, 2026
Trump says it’s ‘too soon’ to talk about seizing Iran’s oil — but doesn’t rule it out
In a phone call with NBC News, Trump weighed in on Iran’s new leader, the Texas Senate race and his push to get the SAVE America Act through Congress.
President Donald Trump on Monday left open the prospect of acquiring Iranian oil as the U.S. proceeds with a war officials have said is aimed at depriving Iran of a nuclear weapon and defanging it so it no longer poses a threat to the U.S. or Middle East neighbors.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-seizing-iran-oil-rcna262437