Donald Trump predicts United States-Israel war against Iran ending soon
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By Matt Spetalnick and Nandita BoseWASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump ends the third week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands: Global energy prices are surging, the United States stands isolated from allies and more troops are preparing to deploy despite his promise the war would be only a "short excursion."
GDELTMarch 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTCIran war enters its fourth week with no clear end in sight
As the war in the Middle East enters its fourth week, President Trump says the U.S. is considering "winding down" military efforts, as it also seeks to ease the energy crisis by lifting sanctions on Iranian oil stranded at sea.
NPR WorldMarch 21, 2026 at 09:43 AM UTCTrump’s war is uniting the world, just not how he might have expected
Before his first term as US president began in 2017, Donald Trump was probably best known for his book, The Art of the Deal. But by launching, together with Israel, a widely unpopular war on Iran, Trump has arguably dealt himself a very weak hand. There is little “art” in it. The headline splashed across the front page of the Financial Times on March 17 – “Allies reject Trump’s call for warships” (to force open the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has partially closed after US and Israeli attacks) –...
SCMP WorldMarch 21, 2026 at 08:30 AM UTCTrump hints at ‘winding down’ Iran war as US deploys more troops to region
Trump says he is not looking for a ceasefire with Iran as mixed messages from US president come amid an escalating war.
Al JazeeraMarch 21, 2026 at 08:01 AM UTCTrump says considering ‘winding down’ Iran war but rules out ceasefire
Mr. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said the United States was "getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East"
The Hindu InternationalMarch 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTCIran war: Trump says he’s considering ‘winding down’ US military operations
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was considering “winding down” military operations against Iran three weeks into the war, but warned the Strait of Hormuz would need to be policed by other countries. Trump’s comments were his strongest signal yet of an end to the conflict, but came despite the fact that the key oil passage effectively remains closed, and as thousands more Marines are headed to the Middle East. “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding...
SCMP WorldMarch 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTCTrump says considering 'winding down' Iran war but rules out ceasefire
“You know you don't do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side,” says US President Donald Trump.
CNA LatestMarch 20, 2026 at 09:54 PM UTCThe Week: The War In Iran Escalates
Has President Trump lost control of the war in Iran?
BBC WorldMarch 20, 2026 at 01:00 PM UTCUS has no end date for Iran war, strikes ‘very much on track’: Hegseth
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday there was no “time frame” for ending the US-Israeli war against Iran, which was launched three weeks ago. “We wouldn’t want to set a definitive time frame,” Hegseth told a news conference, adding that “we’re very much on track” and that President Donald Trump would be the one to decide when to stop. “It will be at the president’s choosing, ultimately, where we say, ‘Hey, we’ve achieved what we need to.’” American objectives in the war had not...
SCMP WorldMarch 19, 2026 at 03:52 PM UTCNo ‘definitive time frame’ for ending Iran war, say Pentagon; seeks $200 billion in additional funds
Pete Hegseth told a news conference, adding that “we’re very much on track” and that President Donald Trump will be the one to decide when to stop
The Hindu InternationalMarch 19, 2026 at 02:07 PM UTC