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Ending the Iran war ‘very soon’: Trump's bluff or losing gamble?

If the regime in Tehran insists on playing the long game, a rapid end to the war would ultimately work in its favor.

Ending the Iran war ‘very soon’: Trump's bluff or losing gamble?

U.S. President Donald Trump dances during a conference with members of the Republican Party in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026. (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP)

Not this week, but “very soon,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday, regarding the end of the war in Iran.This statement was largely interpreted as an attempt to reassure the markets, as crude oil prices crossed the $100-per-barrel threshold earlier that same day.Still, signs pointing to the possibility of a U.S. withdrawal from the war — which has engulfed the entire Middle East for the past 10 days — are multiplying.At his first press conference since the start of the war, earlier that day in Miami, Trump suggested that the U.S.-Israeli offensive had “very completely” annihilated all Iranian forces. In the news At the heart of the war against Iran, Kharg Island is in Trump's sights He later added that the military operation was “far ahead of schedule” and results had exceeded expectations.Is Trump preparing the ground for...
Not this week, but “very soon,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday, regarding the end of the war in Iran.This statement was largely interpreted as an attempt to reassure the markets, as crude oil prices crossed the $100-per-barrel threshold earlier that same day.Still, signs pointing to the possibility of a U.S. withdrawal from the war — which has engulfed the entire Middle East for the past 10 days — are multiplying.At his first press conference since the start of the war, earlier that day in Miami, Trump suggested that the U.S.-Israeli offensive had “very completely” annihilated all Iranian forces. In the news At the heart of the war against Iran, Kharg Island is in Trump's sights He later added that the military operation was “far ahead of schedule” and results had exceeded expectations.Is Trump preparing...
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