Ohio, March 11 -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) described the ongoing US military action against Iran as an excursion that would keep his country out of war, implying that the strikes were intended to prevent a broader conflict.

Speaking to reporters during a visit to the Thermo Fisher Scientific facility in Cincinnati, Trump said the operation was aimed at neutralising Iran's missile and drone capabilities.

"Well, it's both. It's both. It's an excursion that will keep us out of a war, and the war is going to be - for them, it's a war; for us, it's turned out to be easier than we thought," he said.

Trump claimed US forces had moved quickly to limit Iran's ability to launch attacks. "But think of it, they had thousand...