{"id":107354,"date":"2026-03-04T03:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=107354"},"modified":"2026-03-04T03:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:07:30","slug":"trump-signals-readiness-for-prolonged-conflict-as-markets-react-to-escalating-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=107354","title":{"rendered":"Trump Signals Readiness for Prolonged Conflict as Markets React to Escalating War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New York, March 2026 : US President Donald Trump<\/strong> on Tuesday signalled his readiness for a prolonged military conflict, asserting that America\u2019s munitions stockpiles are robust enough to sustain operations for as long as necessary. In a post on Truth Social<\/strong>, Trump used stark language to underscore US preparedness, even invoking the word \u201cforever\u201d to describe the endurance of the country\u2019s weapons supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons,\u201d Trump wrote, referring specifically to medium and upper-medium grade munitions. He added that US stockpiles at these levels \u201chave never been higher or better,\u201d signalling confidence in the country\u2019s ability to sustain extended military operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A day earlier, Trump had said he expected Operation Epic Fury to last four to five weeks, while making it clear that the administration was prepared if the conflict were \u201cto go far longer than that.\u201d His remarks on Tuesday reinforced that message, suggesting that timelines would be dictated by strategic objectives rather than political pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a meeting with Friedrich Merz<\/strong>, Trump struck an optimistic tone about the progress of the campaign. He claimed that Iran\u2019s military capabilities had been effectively neutralised, stating, \u201cThey have no navy, it\u2019s been knocked out. They have no air force, it\u2019s been knocked out. Just about everything\u2019s been knocked out.\u201d His comments suggested confidence that the operational goals were being rapidly achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, US Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby offered a more cautious assessment while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Colby warned against expectations of a swift conclusion, telling lawmakers, \u201cWe are at the earliest stages of this campaign,\u201d indicating that significant military engagement could still lie ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> dismissed the notion of an extended war. In an interview with Fox News<\/strong>, Netanyahu insisted that the conflict would not be open-ended. \u201cYou\u2019re not going to have an endless war,\u201d he said, arguing that the Iranian regime was at its weakest point. He described the campaign as a \u201cquick and decisive action\u201d and claimed it would create conditions for the Iranian people to establish a democratically elected government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While political leaders projected confidence, financial markets reflected growing anxiety. US stock markets took a sharp hit early Tuesday, with major indices tumbling about 1.3 per cent after an even steeper drop at the opening bell. At the same time, crude oil prices surged by roughly 6.5 per cent, fuelling fears of renewed inflationary pressures as the conflict shows signs of intensifying rather than easing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(The content of this article is sourced from a news agency and has not been edited by the Mavericknews30 team.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York, March 2026 : US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signalled his readiness for a prolonged military conflict, asserting that America\u2019s munitions stockpiles are robust enough to sustain operations for as long as necessary. In a post on Truth Social, Trump used stark language to underscore US preparedness, even invoking the word \u201cforever\u201d to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":95447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[81],"post_format":[],"flags":[],"class_list":["post-107354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news","tag-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107355,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107354\/revisions\/107355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/95447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107354"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_format&post=107354"},{"taxonomy":"flags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fflags&post=107354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}