President Donald Trump said Monday that the administration’s military campaign in Iran is ahead of its initial timeline projections of “four to five weeks,” but also added that the U.S. can continue for much longer if needed. This is all while his administration offered conflicting timelines on how long the military operation would continue. The comment came days after U.S. and Israeli forces began a widespread military campaign against Iran dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.” The initial wave of strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, eliminating the country’s highest political and religious authority. At least 555 people have been killed in Iran in strikes across the country, according to Iranian state media, citing the Iranian Red Crescent, including more than 100 children killed when a girls’ elementary school in the southern city of Minab was hit. Read more here: