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Archive photo · 2 June 2025Trump Says War With Iran Will End Soon After CENTCOM Briefing
“‘Red lines are a thing of the past,’ the Iranian foreign minister further warned.”
“The United States has made extensive preparations for a possible resumption of military action against Iran,”
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Trump said the war with Iran would end soon, with no details. Diplomatic efforts to revive negotiations remain uncertain amid tensions.
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Trump, CENTCOM, and talks
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the war with Iran would end soon, while he offered no details on how it might be brought to a close. Trump told Kansas City radio station KCMO, "It's going to get wrapped up soon," and he added that Washington needed a guarantee that Iran would never possess a nuclear weapon. Brad Cooper, chief of US Central Command (CENTCOM), met Trump at the White House on Thursday to brief him on military options involving Iran, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine also attended.
Pakistan's military said it was "cautiously optimistic" about its mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington after a high-level delegation visited Iran earlier this week, even as signs of continued US military activity added uncertainty to diplomacy. The Times of Israel reported that more than 10 US military transport aircraft had landed at the Ovda and Nevatim airbases in southern Israel over the past week, with the contents of the aircraft unknown.
Araghchi and Merz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that there will be no more red lines if Iran comes under another round of US-Israeli aggression, and he said Iran's powerful armed forces will inflict a devastating blow on anyone who dares to attack the Iranian nation. Araghchi wrote on X, "Red lines are a thing of the past," and he said the more than 100 billion euros in economic costs is "nothing compared to the Earth-shattering blow Iran's Powerful Armed Forces will deal against those who dare harm our people." German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the war could not be resolved through military means and urged all parties to pursue a diplomatic solution as he spoke at the end of his visit to South Korea.
Merz told reporters, "This conflict cannot be resolved militarily," and he added that Germany was coordinating and stepping up diplomatic efforts to bring the war to an end. Merz also said, "Businesses and consumers in Europe have paid more than 100 billion euros extra" because energy had become more expensive as a result of the conflict.
Khamenei, Akraminia, and stakes
Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered Iran's armed forces to respond immediately and without "geographic limits" to new threats, according to a statement published on his official Telegram account. Khamenei said, "If the enemies once again launch military or terrorist attacks, it is the armed forces of the Islamic Republic and the Iranian nation that will determine the time and conditions for ending them," and he ordered an update of the military target list to bring US and Israeli "physical and non-physical" assets within reach. Iran's army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia warned on X that if the US president embarks on more regional adventurism under pressure from, and in an attempt to appease, the Zionists, "the flames of war will undoubtedly engulf a much wider geographical area."
Akraminia also warned that "Iran's Powerful Armed Forces will deal against those who dare harm our people," as the US held midterm elections on Tuesday that could determine the direction of the war. The Times of Israel said the US warns Gulf allies of possible Iran strikes as early as November 4, while the same live updates described Qatari mediators in Tehran and US Vice President JD Vance reportedly sending a letter to Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei.