Name: CORRECTION: Trump says Iran 'essentially defeated' as Israelis run from missiles
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As far as I'm concerned, we've essentially defeated Iran.

US President Donald Trump said US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets had wiped out much of Tehran's military capacity.

But as the bombing war enters its third week, the end of the operation remains elusive.

A crucial oil transit route remains closed, and

Iran continues to fire ballistic missiles and drones at targets in Israel and in Gulf Arab states.

CCTV captured the moment an Iranian missile struck central Israel on Sunday.

Sirens sounded over Tel Aviv Monday morning, sending civilians to seek shelter in Jerusalem.

Israel said on Monday it had detailed plans for a further three weeks of war.

It said its military pounded sites across Iran overnight.

Iran, meanwhile, appears determined to show it can withstand the onslaught.

Its foreign Ministry on Monday called reports of an imminent ceasefire threat fake, and

Ali Akbar Hosseini is a Tehran bookseller.

He said Iran did not start this war and that it was on the US and Israel to end it.