Trump: “Iran War Will End Soon ... ‘Permanent Renunciation of Nuclear Weapons’ Must Be Guaranteed”

[Financial News] U.S. President Donald Trump again predicted that the war with Iran would end soon, making Iran’s complete renunciation of nuclear weapons an essential precondition for ending the war.

According to the Associated Press and other foreign media on the 30th (local time), Trump said in an interview that day with KCMO, a radio station in Kansas City, Missouri, that the war with Iran “will end soon.” He did not offer a specific plan or timeline for ending the war, but pressed Iran to commit to permanently giving up nuclear weapons, saying, “We need a guarantee that Iran will never have nuclear weapons.”
The war in Iran, which began with preemptive U.S. and Israeli strikes in late February, is now in its eighth month of stalemate despite Trump’s repeated indications that it could end early. As the prolonged conflict has driven international oil prices sharply higher, concerns about the economic burden in the United States have also grown.

The Trump administration says it will not attack before the U.S. midterm elections scheduled for the 3rd of next month, but has left open the possibility of launching large-scale additional military operations after the election. At a campaign rally on the 23rd, Trump warned, “We could carry out another ‘Epic Fury’ operation, or they could reach an agreement.”
The U.S. military leadership is also stepping up its activity. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, made an unusual visit to the White House in person the previous day and briefed officials on military options. The Pentagon has in fact been preparing a new bombing campaign by deploying additional air-defense systems, ammunition and supplies to the Middle East in recent weeks, while preemptively relocating troops and assets at vulnerable bases in preparation for Iranian retaliation.

Alongside this intense military pressure, the United States is also sounding out negotiations to reach a diplomatic solution. Vice President JD Vance is reported to have recently sent a letter to Iran proposing a resumption of negotiations, conveyed through Qatar, a key mediator in the Middle East. The move is seen as an effort to induce Iran to capitulate through a “two-track” strategy that displays military options while leaving a way out.


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