President Donald Trump on Monday denied reports that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine opposed going to war with Iran, insisting that he believed the war would be won easily, but that he preferred to negotiate an agreement with Tehran.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Caine had warned of the risks of such a conflict, including the depletion of air defenses, mass casualties, and the likelihood of alienating regional allies.

"Numerous stories from the Fake News Media have been circulating stating that General Daniel Caine, sometimes referred to as Razin, is against us going to War with Iran," Trump posted on Truth Social. "The story does not attribute this vast wealth of knowledge to anyone, and is 100% incorrect. General Caine, like all of us, would like not to see War but, if a decision is made on going against Iran at a Military level, it is his opinion that it will be something easily won. He knows Iran well in that he was in charge of Midnight Hammer, the attack on the Iranian Nuclear Development."

"It is a Development no longer, but rather, was blown to smithereens by our Great B-2 Bombers. Razin Caine is a Great Fighter, and represents the Most Powerful Military anywhere in the World," he added. "He has not spoken of not doing Iran, or even the fake limited strikes that I have been reading about, he only knows one thing, how to WIN and, if he is told to do so, he will be leading the pack. Everything that has been written about a potential War with Iran has been written incorrectly, and purposefully so."

Trump further insisted that he would personally prefer a deal to war, but that he retained the authority to make the final decision.

"I am the one that makes the decision, I would rather have a Deal than not but, if we don’t make a Deal, it will be a very bad day for that Country and, very sadly, its people, because they are great and wonderful, and something like this should never have happened to them," he concluded.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.