Washington, November 7:US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States is not at war with Iran, asserting that no one has been injured or killed in the past five months despite ongoing tensions between the two countries.

“We have made a lot of progress with Iran. We are taking out more oil now than before the war. It’s not a war. It cannot be a war when nobody has been hurt or killed in five months,” Trump said.

His remarks come amid uncertainty over Washington’s military strategy towards Tehran, with discussions reportedly continuing over possible fresh airstrikes.

Trump also claimed that his administration's actions had prevented Iran from developing nuclear weapons, saying Israel and the Middle East would not exist today without US intervention.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said that his role in stopping Iran's nuclear ambitions was widely recognised, although rarely acknowledged publicly.

The US and Israel carried out extensive strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities during 2025 and 2026, claiming that the operations were aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

However, the actual extent of the damage to Iran's nuclear programme remains uncertain. An October assessment by the Congressional Research Service noted that the impact on Iran's ability to manufacture nuclear weapons had not been fully established. It also pointed out that previous intelligence assessments had found no evidence that Tehran had decided to build nuclear weapons.

Iran, meanwhile, has repeatedly denied seeking nuclear weapons, maintaining that its nuclear programme is intended solely for peaceful civilian purposes.