Al-Monitor, on Iran, 17 September 2026

The headline editorialises, a weapons programme is presupposed, and the legal stakes go unmentioned.

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Trump says 'hopefully we are towards end' of Iran war

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - US PresidentDonald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near and a media report separately said he is expected to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to discuss the conflict. His comments come with the Iran war in its seventh month and with no immediate end in sight. Axios reported late on Wednesday Trump's meeting with Gulf leaders next week in New York is expected to focus on USplans for a postwar strategy. The report cited unnamed sources. It added that Trump will meet with leaders or foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. The State Department and the White House did not respond to requests for comment. "Well, hopefully we are towards the end of the war," Trump told reporters earlier in the evening. "They want to make a deal. We'll see how that works out," he said on Iran, reiterating past comments. Trump also said he had heard from Iran "directly," without elaborating. Trump has offered shifting goals and timelines for the war that began on February 28 when the USand Israel attacked Iran and Tehran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host USbases. US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions. Trump has cited weakening Iran's nuclear capabilities ​as one of his war objectives. Iran does ​not have nuclear weapons and says its uranium enrichment program is for peaceful purposes. The ​USis nuclear-armed. The rise in oil and gas prices due to the US-Israeli ​war on Iran ​has become a major issue for Trump's Republican Party in the lead-up to the November midterm elections. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Christian Martinez; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) You're reading a free AL-MONITOR Original Want more like this? AL-MONITOR All-Access gives you unlimited access to all our journalism, the full Daily Briefing, exclusive interviews, premium newsletters, and live events — for less than $2/week. Email Address See Offers Terms and Privacy

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