Trump says US is progressing 'very well' on Iran, weighing how to achieve victory

What happened: U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Oct. 20 (28 Mehr in the Persian calendar) that “we are doing very well on Iran,” and that a final decision remains about how the United States will achieve victory.

Attribution and quotes: The comments were reported by Iran International, which quoted Trump as saying, “We’re doing very well on Iran. We just have to make the final decision about how we want to win—do we want to win in a good way or in a not-so-good way?”

Additional reporting: Eghtesad News also reported Trump saying, “We are doing very well on Iran.”

Unverified claim reported: Iran International quoted Trump referring to U.S. strikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities and saying, “We could end the Iran war right now and say we did a great job, but that is not enough for me.”

Commentary included in source: Iran International attributed analysis to Alireza Namvar Haqiqi, described as a political analyst and professor of political science, in its coverage.