[Video] Follow-Up: In Veterans Day Remarks at Arlington, Trump Says the U.S. Has Won the War With Iran and Wants a Total Victory, Not a 93% Victory
President Donald Trump said in Veterans Day remarks at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington County, Virginia, on November 11, 2026, that the United States has already won its war with Iran but wants a total victory, and that when the conflict ends is up to Washington. He said 18 American service members had died in the conflict, which he predicted would end soon.
The address came at the 73rd National Veterans Day Observance. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump first laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the president then delivered his remarks at 11:30 a.m. Eastern, with Vice President JD Vance and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins among those attending. The White House released the full video of the ceremony.
"America did not start a war with Iran. Iran has been waging war on America since 1979. They should have been taken care of a long time ago," Trump said. He also recalled the 1983 bombing, backed by Iran, of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, as evidence of Iran's long campaign against the United States.
"And it was just about time somebody fought back. We fought back, and we won," Trump said. "Now the question is when we want to end. We must have a total victory. Not a 93% victory. It's going to be total."
Trump said that of the roughly seven months of conflict, only a few weeks involved intense fighting. "We lost 18 beautiful souls," he said. "When this conflict is over, and it will be soon, the entire world will be much safer, a better place, more peaceful place." He added that Iran would need 25 years to rebuild what American forces had destroyed, and that he hoped no more destruction would be necessary.
The remarks were Trump's latest statement on how the conflict ends, following his November 9 comment that the war with Iran was effectively over militarily. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Paris on November 10 that economic pressure on Iran was working and that no major combat operations were needed at this stage. (Source: The White House)
Source: The White House
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Photo: 图：11月11日，阿灵顿国家公墓纪念圆形剧场内的退伍军人与嘉宾。白宫官方直播视频帧。 / Photo: Veterans and guests inside the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11. Frame from the official White House livestream.
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