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US President Donald Trump on Monday pushed the idea of the Iran war ending soon, but remained vague on a timeline for ending the attacks that have rocked the Middle East and shaken the global economy. Markets jumped when Trump suggested to CBS News that the US-Israeli assault was "very complete," but during a later speech and press conference he offered shifting accounts of what to expect. "I think soon. Very soon," Trump told reporters at his Doral National golf club near Miami, Florida, when asked if he thought the war could end in days or weeks.

Trump says Iran war will be over 'very soon', but not this week  BBC

Trump says war on Iran could be ‘short-term excursion’ US President Donald Trump said the US-Israeli war on Iran could be a “short-term excursion”. Speaking at a Republican gathering in Doral, Florida, Trump said the US military was already “very far” ahead of the four-to-five-week timeframe initially estimated for the assault on Iran. In an earlier interview with CBS, he said: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no air force.”

Trump says war with Iran is ‘very complete’ and could end soon  NBC News

By Kanishka Singh March 9 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday about avoiding a wider conflict in the Middle East, Carney's office said. Here are some details: • They "underscored the importance of intensifying diplomatic engagement to avoid a wider conflict with global consequences," Carney's office said in a statement. • The statement said the leaders condemned Iranian missile and drone attacks on Qatar and Carney expressed Canada's solidarity with Qatar.

SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) - Australia will deploy a military surveillance aircraft to the Middle East and send missiles to the United Arab Emirates but will not put troops on the ground in Iran, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday. Australia's military support would help the Gulf countries defend themselves against unprovoked attacks from Iran, Albanese said, stressing Australia was "not a protagonist".

DORAL, Florida, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was "disappointed" that Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the supreme leader of the country. "We think it's going to lead to just more of the same problem for the country," Trump told reporters at a press conference in Florida. When asked whether the new leader had a target on his back, Trump said it would be "inappropriate" to say whether or not he does. (Reporting by Nandita Bose and Ryan Patrick Jones)

By Nandita Bose and Bo Erickson DORAL, Florida, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters he had a "very good call" with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East. "There's tremendous hatred between President Putin and (Ukraine's) President Zelenskiy. They can't seem to get it together, but I think it was a positive call on that subject," Trump said. Trump added that Putin "wants to be helpful" with the Iran conflict.

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He also said the military campaign in Iran would "go further" despite "achieving major strides."

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Trump calls Iran war 'a little excursion' that will end 'soon'  NBC News

Trump Delivers Mixed Messages on the State of the Iran War  Time Magazine

Argentine President Javier Milei, a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump and Israel, on Monday hailed the benefits of the Iran war for his country's exports and foreign currency reserves. The libertarian Milei, who has backed Washington and Israel's strikes on Iran, said he expected an "improvement" in oil and agricultural exports as a result of the 10-day-old conflict.

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Trump administration accuses the group of receiving support from Iran and carrying out violence against civilians.

White House says Trump reviewing options to control oil prices The White House said President Donald Trump is reviewing “all credible options” to stabilise oil prices after a surge since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.  Spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said the administration had already prepared a strategy to keep energy markets stable before the launch of Operation Epic Fury and would continue assessing further measures.