President Donald Trump predicted Thursday that the war with Iran will end “pretty soon,” saying Tehran cannot sustain the conflict much longer as he revealed that he is personally involved in negotiations toward a potential agreement over the Strait of Hormuz.
“I think it’s going to end pretty soon,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office event. “I don’t think they can go much longer.”
Trump made the prediction while defending the U.S.-led military campaign against Iran, which he said was necessary to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
“They can’t have a nuclear weapon, otherwise the whole world would get blown up,” Trump said. “We’re not...
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