Trump says Iran war to end ‘fairly soon’
According to The National, US President Donald Trump stated at the White House on Monday that further military action against Iran no longer seems necessary and expressed hope that the war would end soon. Trump noted that he is maintaining the status quo at the request of regional allies. Meanwhile, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman described the discussions as positive, but Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, dismissed Washington's reports of peace talks as fabricated, urging the US to accept Iran's seven conditions. As political pressure mounts on the Trump administration following Republican losses in the midterm elections, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed Iran's conditions as unrealistic. On the ground, reports indicate continued military activity in the Strait of Hormuz and damage to oil tankers.