{"id":203603,"date":"2026-03-10T13:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-says-iran-war-will-be-over-very-soon-but-not-this-week-bbc\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:23:20","slug":"trump-says-iran-war-will-be-over-very-soon-but-not-this-week-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-says-iran-war-will-be-over-very-soon-but-not-this-week-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran war will be over 'very soon', but not this week – BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump gave a wide-ranging press conference on the Iran War at Mar-a-Lago on 9 March, where he told members of the press that the war would be over 'very soon', but is not over yet.
In earlier comments to the BBC's US media partner, CBS News, the president said that 'the war is very complete, pretty much', but claimed later that, though 'ahead of schedule' the war was not yet over.
Trump added that he wants to ensure Iran cannot develop nuclear weaponry "for a very long period of time".
The Emirates flight was the first in a number of days after the United States-Israeli attacks on Iran led to the closure of nearly all airspace in the Middle East.
A timelapse of marine traffic shows the flow of ships has decreased in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US military has sunk "an Iranian warship" in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo.
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins charts how the Trump administration\u2019s messaging on war has shifted in his second term.
Asked about the reported bombing of a school in Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the US was "investigating".
BBC's Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the mixed messaging given by President Donald Trump's administration for its actions in Iran.
Footage verified by the BBC and news agencies shows large explosions in Iran following US and Israel strikes.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed a drone struck a parking lot adjacent to the US consulate building in Dubai.
The US president criticised the Spanish government after it blocked the US from using its bases during the attack on Iran.
President Donald Trump criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the UK's initial response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
The secretary of state said the US 'would not deliberately target a school' and directed further questions to the defence department.
A fast-moving day saw the conflict widen in the region, with strikes being traded between opposing sides.
BBC's Sarah Smith was inside the room as the US president mostly stayed on script while speaking at a White House event.
It is Trump's first public comments since the operation began.
Iran has targeted the US Navy base in Bahrain, highlighting gaps in air defences, which could worry Washington and its allies in the region.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offered few details about the operation, leaving questions unanswered about the scope or duration.
The US says six of its F-15 jets were "mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses", with all crew in a stable condition.
Donald Trump warned of more US deaths after three US service members have been killed in action on the second day of US-Israel attack on Iran.
US President Donald Trump posted a video statement on the attack on Iran to Truth Social.
An eyewitness captured the moment an Iranian drone crashed in Kuwait.
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