Odds for a longer war that could keep oil prices long for months and hit stocks harder are rising.

How long will President Trump’s new war with Iran last? That depends on whom, how, or when you’re asking and perhaps whether the markets are currently freaking out. From the start, Donald Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth,

Perspective: War’s timeline may ultimately depend on whether the U.S. and its allies can reopen and secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Three weeks after the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the conflict is still widening across the Gulf, oil markets remain on edge, and no side appears ready to define a real endpoint The war that began on 28 February with a massive joint US–Israeli strike campaign was supposed to look decisive.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the timeline of the war in Iran would be determined by President Trump, who has said both that it is close to complete and more must be done.

Now 11 days into an expanding military campaign, President Trump and his officials have given conflicting indications on how long the United States intends the war to last.

Eleven days into the campaign, statements from President Donald Trump and his officials show no clear answer on how long the conflict will last or what will count as victory.