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 Trump claimed that "we defeated them totally militarily," and even that the MOU "probably is unconditional surrender."
He argued the war had actually demonstrated America's military strength. "Who else could have done a blockade like that? I did a naval blockade where not one ship was able to get through. Some tried. It didn't last very long."
Between the lines: Trump acknowledged in the interview that the alternatives to cutting a deal could have been dire.

Trump bristled at the idea that his hawkish critics were asking why he wasn't tougher on Iran. "The only way I can get tougher is if I go in there for another two or three weeks and continue to bomb the hell out of 'em. Right? But what does that get us? The Strait of Hormuz will not be open."

"We wouldn't have oil for months. As long as you're dropping bombs, that thing is automatically closed," he said, adding later: "This is the kind of thing that could cause a worldwide depression."