Trump Iran war statements are conflicting, contradictory and confusing

The U.S-Israel war on Iran, a conflict that President Donald Trump originally said would take four weeks or less, will soon enter its third month.

During that time, Trump has made many statements, some of them contradictory, about the war’s military progress, status of negotiations and ceasefires, and how long the conflict would last.

Trump has said the United States has won the war. He has said the war would end soon. He also has threatened to bomb critical infrastructure and eradicate Iran’s “whole civilization.”

During Operation Epic Fury, 13 U.S. service members have been killed, and 398 have been wounded. An estimated 3,375 people in Iran have died.

USA TODAY has reviewed Trump’s statements on the war. Here is what we found:

What has Trump said about the Iran war?

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The focus of military action in the war has recently shifted to the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. naval forces have boarded two tankers transporting oil from Iran and Iran said it has seized two cargo ships in the strait.

Trump extended the U.S.-Iran ceasefire on April 21. On April 22, he said there is "no time frame" for ending the war. Peace negotiations are on shaky ground, USA TODAY reported.

On April 23, Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to fire on any vessels laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

A third Navy aircraft carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, arrived in the Middle East on April 23 to help with Trump's blockade of Iranian ports, according to the Wall Street Journal. It joins the USS Abraham Lincoln in the North Arabian Sea and the USS Gerald R. Ford in the Red Sea.

SOURCE USA TODAY Network reporting and research; PolitiFact; Reuters; rollcall.com; U.S. Central Command