{"id":4094,"date":"2026-11-10T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T04:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4094"},"modified":"2026-11-10T09:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T04:00:35","slug":"trump-says-iran-war-effectively-over-signals-push-for-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4094","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran war \u2018effectively over\u2019, signals push for deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Donald Trump has signalled a possible shift towards ending the Iran war, saying there is \u201cpositive momentum\u201d towards a deal with Tehran and that further US military strikes are now \u201cquite unlikely.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday after meeting Qatar\u2019s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Trump said Iran\u2019s military capabilities had been severely weakened and that the conflict was, from a military standpoint, effectively over.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran militarily is effectively over. We\u2019re just keeping it the status quo,\u201d Trump said, adding that his administration was still seeking a long-term arrangement to ensure Iran\u2019s nuclear programme could no longer pose a threat.<\/p>\n

In a subsequent post on Truth Social, Trump reiterated that Washington remained prepared to resume military action if necessary but indicated that diplomacy was increasingly likely to take precedence.<\/p>\n

He said the United States remained \u201clocked and loaded\u201d but considered further strikes \u201cquite unlikely,\u201d noting that key Gulf allies preferred maintaining the current situation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are seeing positive momentum toward an end to this conflict, and will ensure that America\u2019s interests are at all times protected,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

The remarks followed his meeting with the Qatari premier, during which discussions focused on the regional situation and efforts to advance US-Iran negotiations.<\/p>\n

Al Thani also described his discussions with Trump and Vice President JD Vance as positive, saying the talks centred on finding a deal and restoring peace to the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe discussed the situation in the region and ways to progress the US-Iran talks,\u201d the Qatari premier said in a statement on X, expressing gratitude for the constructive discussions.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s latest comments suggest a growing preference for maintaining the current military posture while allowing diplomatic efforts more time.<\/p>\n

However, he stopped short of announcing a withdrawal of US forces or an end to the naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports.<\/p>\n

He said Washington would maintain what he described as the \u201cgreatest military blockade ever,\u201d while thousands of US troops and naval assets remain deployed in waters surrounding Iran to restrict the country\u2019s oil exports.<\/p>\n

The president also suggested that Tehran had become more receptive to negotiations, saying Iranian representatives were communicating with Washington \u201cvery politely\u201d.<\/p>\n

He expressed confidence that there was a \u201cgood chance\u201d the conflict could be brought to an end.<\/p>\n

Qatari officials reportedly presented proposals concerning Iran\u2019s nuclear programme last week, according to Middle Eastern government officials familiar with the discussions.<\/p>\n

The White House has not publicly disclosed details of the proposals, although Trump has previously acknowledged that indirect negotiations with Tehran are under way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump has signalled a possible shift towards ending the Iran war, saying there is \u201cpositive momentum\u201d towards a deal with Tehran and that further US military strikes are now \u201cquite unlikely.\u201d Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday after meeting Qatar\u2019s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Trump said Iran\u2019s military capabilities had been severely weakened and that the conflict was, from a military standpoint, effectively over. \u201cIran militarily is effectively over. We\u2019re just keeping it the status quo,\u201d Trump said,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4094\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}