Trump vows 'total victory' over Iran, claims Tehran will need 25 years to recover from US strikes

Jerusalem Post Correspondent, WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the war with Iran would end soon but insisted that Washington would accept nothing less than a "total victory" in a speech on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery."We fought back, and we seriously fought back, and we won," Trump said during his remarks at the Wednesday ceremony, which was also attended by First Lady Melania Trump."Just a question of when we want to end it. We want to make sure we have a total victory, not a 93% victory. It's going to be total," he added.Trump claimed that the American military campaign had inflicted damage on Iran that would take decades to repair."It'll take them 25 years to rebuild back what we have destroyed, and hopefully we won't have to destroy any more of that country," the president said.Trump pays tribute to 18 US soldiers who fell during Operation Epic FuryThe president also paid tribute to American service members involved in the campaign, saying that 18 US personnel had been killed during the conflict."We lost 18 beautiful souls," he said."But when this conflict is over, and it will be soon, the entire world will be a much safer and better place, a more peaceful place."Trump thanked US troops for their efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a…