{"id":23623,"date":"2026-07-31T22:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23623"},"modified":"2026-07-31T22:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:42:10","slug":"we-just-want-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23623","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We just want to win\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/07\/31\/APTOPIX_Trump_71589_s1440x963.jpg?6fb357e90856e447e826abad217089687abef4b1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Trump says his main goal is winning the war against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> and keeping nuclear weapons out of the regime\u2019s hands, rather than scrambling to revive a ceasefire in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, he said, Tehran will realize it can\u2019t take any more punishment and will negotiate on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we just want to win,\u201d Mr. Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, the presidential retreat in rural Maryland. \u201cWe\u2019re doing very well, we\u2019re trying to be nice, as nice as you can be in a situation like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump was responding to a question about reviving ceasefire talks after days of attacks in the region between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> launched airstrikes against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> on Feb. 28 to prevent the regime from getting a nuke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey cannot have a nuclear weapon, and they won\u2019t,\u201d Mr. Trump said Friday.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/jul\/31\/donald-trump-hosts-rare-cabinet-meeting-camp-david\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    SEE ALSO: Wood paneling and golf carts: Trump hosts rare Cabinet meeting at Camp David<\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\/>\n<p>He said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> will try to \u201cfight onward\u201d despite suffering big losses to their military infrastructure.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>He said attacks will continue until he hears the right things from the Iranian side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be hitting them. We\u2019ll be hitting them very hard,\u201d Mr. Trump said. \u201cAt some point, they\u2019re going to say, \u2019We just can\u2019t take it anymore.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president said he\u2019s losing whatever faith he had in the Iranians, complaining they \u201calways want to talk\u201d but break their word after negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ll get weaker,\u201d he said, \u201cand then they peter out.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"author-contact-section\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump says his main goal is winning the war against Iran and keeping nuclear weapons out of the regime\u2019s hands, rather than scrambling to revive a ceasefire in the region. 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