Trump says war ‘can’t go much longer’(AL-JAZEERA) United States President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he believes the war on Iran is nearing an end, promising that petrol prices will drop when the conflict is over. Of the war with Iran, he told reporters in the Oval Office: “I think it’s going to end pretty soon. Trump has been asserting for months that Iran has already been defeated and that the conflict is on the verge of ending. Furthermore, experts say that even if the management of the Strait of Hormuz is resolved, this will not spell the end of the US-Iran war. President Trump has promised to annihilate Iran five or six times and then backs down at the last minute.