President Donald Trump is making a bold claim about his legacy on Iran, saying the U.S. campaign against Tehran will "go down as one of the best things we ever did." His reasoning is simple and dramatic: he says that if Iran ever got a nuclear weapon, it would blow up the world, because in his words, "they're crazy." It's an argument he has repeated for months, insisting the entire war is about one thing, which is keeping Iran from getting the bomb. Trump says earlier U.S. strikes wrecked Iran's nuclear capability, but that is his own claim, and Iran's nuclear program remains a central sticking point in the ongoing negotiations.

The remarks come as the conflict that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28 is still unresolved. Iran continues to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while U.S. forces keep up a blockade on Iranian ports and press Tehran economically. Trump told CNN on Sunday that new strikes are "highly unlikely" if talks keep moving, though he did not rule out more military action if Iran refuses a strong deal. Qatar's prime minister is due at the White House on Monday to push for a ceasefire and a restart of nuclear talks. The big question now is whether this war gets remembered the way Trump says it will, or whether the standoff over Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program drags on.