Trump says the Iran war is ‘close to over’. Is he just out of options?

FC Fan ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-15 · 14:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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According to the article, President Trump stated in a Fox News interview on Tuesday that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran is "close to over," despite the ongoing six-week war and a two-week ceasefire. The statement comes amid a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, where U.S. Central Command claims to have halted Iranian maritime trade. This claim of "maritime superiority" in the Middle East has prompted threats of retaliation from Tehran. While Trump suggests the conflict is nearing its end, the situation remains tense, and the U.S. maintains that it is "not done" with Iran. The article suggests that Trump may be running out of options to deal with Iran.

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American forces have “completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea”.

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Trump said the United States was “not done” but the six-week-old war was nearing the finish line.

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The US president was running out of time...adding that a deal was still possible.

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Halfway into a two-week ceasefire and with a stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz, the US president was running out of time, they said, adding that a deal was still possible.In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Trump said the United States was “not done” but the six-week-old war was nearing the finish line.“I think it’s close to over, yeah. I view it as very close to being over,” he said.American forces have “completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea”, US Central Command said in a social media post on Tuesday, flaunting its “maritime superiority” in the Middle East and prompting threats of retaliation from Tehran. Iranians dismiss Trump threats to block Hormuz Strait

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