U.S. President Donald Trump said the Iran war is almost over and noted there is a high chance a deal with Iran will be reached by the end of this month, according to major foreign media including Fox News on the 15th local time. He said that when the war ends, the stock market will soar and oil prices will fall.
Sky News said Trump, in a phone interview, was asked about the possibility of a deal with Iran before King Charles III's state visit to the United States and answered, It is very likely. They (Iran) took quite a hard hit. Charles III is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., and New York from the 27th to the 30th and attend a White House state dinner.
As Trump repeatedly emphasized the possibility of ending the war in wide-ranging media interviews, there is speculation the United States and Iran could launch a second end-of-war negotiation as early as the 16th in Islamabad, Pakistan. Their first end-of-war talks held in Islamabad earlier collapsed.
Trump also claimed in an earlier interview with Fox News that the Iranian side desperately wants negotiations. He said, We completely overpowered them militarily. He said, I think the war is almost over, and added, If we withdraw right now, it will take 20 years for that country to be rebuilt.
In response to the view that the war has hit the stock market and sent oil prices soaring, he argued, When this situation ends, oil prices will drop sharply and the stock market will enjoy a boom.
He showed displeasure toward the United Kingdom, a U.S. ally. He told Sky News, We asked for help, but they (the U.K.) did not help. The remarks were seen as targeting Britain's refusal to join U.S. supplies to Iran and its decision not to deploy forces to the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump assessed bilateral ties as improved but in a sad state. He added, We gave Britain a better-than-necessary (trade) deal, but that can change at any time.