Trump Responds to Reports of General Opposing War with Iran
Former US President Donald Trump has responded to media reports claiming that one of his generals opposes war with Iran. Trump has labelled such reports as “fake news”.
US and Israeli media reports, as quoted by Al Arabiya via detikNews on Tuesday (24/2/2026), stated that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, warned Washington against launching a hasty attack on Iran.
The warning was issued by Caine after Trump repeatedly threatened Tehran in recent weeks, stating that he would deploy the military if no agreement was reached in the nuclear negotiations, which resumed in early February.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that the media reports about Caine opposing a US war with Iran were “100 percent false”.
“Many fake news media stories are circulating, stating that General Daniel Caine, sometimes called Razin, is against our war with Iran. The story does not mention who has this extensive knowledge, and it is 100 percent false,” Trump said in his statement.
“General Caine, like all of us, does not want to see war, but if a decision has been made to fight Iran at the military level, in his opinion, it will be something that will be easily won,” he said.
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The 79-year-old continued, saying that Caine was actually the one who organised and oversaw US air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last year, during the 12-day war between Iran and Israel.
“Razin Caine is a great fighter, and represents the most powerful military in the world. He has never spoken about not fighting Iran, or even the false limited attacks that I have read about, he only knows one thing, which is how to WIN and, if ordered, he will lead,” he said.
Trump then said that the media reports about the potential war between the US and Iran were “written incorrectly”.
“Everything that has been written about the potential war with Iran has been written incorrectly, and indeed intentionally so,” Trump accused in his statement.
In recent weeks, leading US media outlets have reported on the potential for an imminent US attack on Iran and have reported details about the attack plan. Often, the reports conclude that no decision has been made by Trump.
“I am the one who makes the decisions, I prefer an agreement rather than no agreement, but if we do not reach an agreement, it will be a very bad day for that country, very unfortunate, for its people, because they are great and wonderful, this should never happen to them,” Trump said in his statement.
(apu/dil)