{"id":12992,"date":"2026-03-10T08:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=12992"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:37:33","slug":"trump-vows-iran-war-will-end-very-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=12992","title":{"rendered":"Trump vows Iran war will &#8216;end very soon&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>War sends stock markets slumping and oil prices soaring.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If war starts up again, Iran will be hit even harder, says Trump.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trump tells lawmakers campaign would be &#8220;short-term excursion.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>President Donald Trump on Monday said that US military operations in Iran would be ending soon, reassuring markets that have been thrust into chaos by a war still reverberating across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The war had sent stock markets slumping and oil prices soaring on Monday as Tehran, under new leader Mojtaba Khamenei, fired a fresh barrage of missiles at its Gulf neighbours and signalled that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would likely remain closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Wall Street climbed into positive territory on Trump&#8217;s signals of a short war, with Tokyo and Seoul also opening Tuesday strongly, despite the president&#8217;s continued threats to expand the campaign if Iran did not fall in line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oil prices also reversed course, falling as much as 5% a day after benchmark crude rocketed past $100 a barrel \u2014 its highest level since Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be ended soon, and if it starts up again they&#8217;ll be hit even harder,&#8221; Trump told a news conference in Florida, after telling lawmakers that the campaign would be a &#8220;short-term excursion.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVrzPfqDAKE\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&#038;v=14&#038;wp=601&#038;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fapnegn.geo.tv&#038;rp=%2Fgeonewimages%2Fcontent%2Fposts%2Fedit%2F654978%3Fpost_type%3D1#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3998.099999964237%2C%22ls%22%3A2887.2999999523163%2C%22le%22%3A3162%7D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards replied Tuesday that they, not the Americans, would &#8220;determine the end of the war&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&#8217;s remarks came on the first day in power for the 56-year-old son of late leader Ali Khamenei, with Iranian forces launching a fresh wave of missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another missile was also fired at Nato member Turkiye, the second such incident in five days, with the alliance&#8217;s air defences intercepting it before it could reach its target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diplomatic efforts focused Monday on the highly strategic Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked to nearly all oil tankers \u2014 sending shockwaves across the global economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron said his country and its allies were working on a &#8220;purely defensive&#8221; mission to reopen the strait, through which nearly 20% of the world&#8217;s crude oil usually transits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission would aim to escort ships &#8220;after the end of the hottest phase of the conflict,&#8221; but experts say it would mean putting naval vessels at risk of fire from the nearby Iranian coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kamal Kharazi, a foreign policy adviser to Iran&#8217;s supreme leader, told CNN that Tehran was calculating that economic pressure would eventually prompt other countries to intervene and end the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rallies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran faced a fresh blitz of US and Israeli strikes after its Assembly of Experts, the top clerical body, appointed its first new supreme leader in 37 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iranian state media carried images of tens of thousands of people celebrating Mojtaba Khamenei&#8217;s selection in central Tehran, many carrying his picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2026-03-10\/654978_797655_updates.jpg\" alt=\"People attend a gathering to support Irans new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. \u2014 Reuters\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People attend a gathering to support Iran&#8217;s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. \u2014 Reuters&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Houthi allies in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon pledged allegiance, while Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday promised &#8220;unwavering support&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump told reporters he was &#8220;disappointed&#8221; 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