Trump says war will end soon
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President Trump said on Friday that the war will end soon, without naming a timeline or laying out conditions.
The comment tracks his recent posture on Iran. Trump has said he will decide on military action against Tehran while keeping negotiation channels open, and has said Iran wants a deal but is not yet ready for one. He is due to meet Gulf leaders on Iran next week, while Iran's security chief has said talks depend on Tehran's demands being met.
Traders have largely priced in Trump's unpredictable approach to foreign conflicts, so the statement carries little new information beyond what markets already expected from his earlier remarks on Iran talks and the Strait of Hormuz. Unless it is followed by concrete diplomatic movement, it reads as continued positioning rather than a shift in risk.