President Trump has said for weeks that the Iran war will soon end.
President Trump has said for weeks that the Iran war will soon end.
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President Donald Trump’s statements continue to send some clear messages as the United States awaits Iran’s response to its latest proposal to end the conflict, which began in late February.
The thoughts he repeats include the following key points: The United States is responsible. Iran’s military suffered a crushing blow. And things will end soon. President Trump has also said that Iran cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons and that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be restored.
Given all this, it is very difficult to know how seriously to take his assurances that a deal is near.
“They want a deal. We’ve had very good talks over the last 24 hours and there’s a very good chance we’ll get a deal,” Trump said at the White House on Wednesday.
President Trump has been making similar statements for more than a month, and when he declared a two-week cease-fire on April 8, he asserted, “The United States and Iran have reached an agreement on almost all of the various issues of the past, and two weeks will allow us to finalize and finalize the agreement.”
The ceasefire has been extended, but there are no signs of further talks on a broader agreement.
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