US President Donald Trump said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's removal of several military generals means that "he may be facing opposition." This statement of Trump has come after his party's crushing defeat in the midterm elections. His comments come in the context of recent news that Pete Hegseth is about to step down from the administration. He also praised the American military action in Iran and objected to calling this operation a war. He said, "Did anyone talk about war with Iran? No. We have achieved great success in the blockade." After this he estimated that it may take 25 to 30 years for Iran to recover from the war. He said that however, this campaign is working very well. He also said that some other people are calling this campaign 'occupation'. He said, "It's almost a takeover. And we're not trying to be clever. But it is a takeover." He then said that the death of 18 American citizens in the war with Iran is "too many". However, he compared it to the thousands of American soldiers killed in Vietnam and Afghanistan.