The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump suggested his war with Iran could soon come to an end just hours after completing a mysterious phone call with Vladimir Putin.
Trump told reporters US forces are ‘very far ahead of schedule,’ claiming Iran’s military has effectively been destroyed.
‘I think the war is very complete, pretty much,’ Trump told CBS News. ‘They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force…Wrapping up is all in my mind.’
Trump’s latest remarks comes after he held a call with Putin where the Russian president shared a proposal to quickly end the war, according to Kremlin.
The two leaders also discussed the current war in Ukraine as well as the oil market in Venezuela.
Following Trump’s remarks, the stock market rallied after a tumultuous trading day. US oil plunged to $86 per barrel, down from $91 earlier Monday, after Trump said he is ‘thinking about taking over’ the Strait of Hormuz.
The Dow closed up 200 points after dropping nearly 900 points at its session low, while the S&P jumped 0.8 percent and the Nasdaq spiked 1.4 percent after crashing by as much as 1.5 percent.
The President also claimed that Iran’s missile and drone capabilities had been neutralized by U.S. strikes. Following the death of the regime’s supreme leader, Iran launched retaliatory attacks on US bases and other Gulf nations, killing seven American troops.
