{"id":2585873,"date":"2026-03-31T20:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-its-irrelevant-whether-iran-makes-deal-or-not-to-end-war\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:30:48","slug":"trump-says-its-irrelevant-whether-iran-makes-deal-or-not-to-end-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-its-irrelevant-whether-iran-makes-deal-or-not-to-end-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says it&#8217;s &#8216;irrelevant&#8217; whether Iran makes deal or not to end war"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-its-irrelevant-whether-iran-makes-deal-or-not-to-end-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that President Donald Trump said Iran does not have to reach a deal with him for the war to end, arguing that U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-chinese-troops-on-canadian-soil-during-military-exercises\/\" title=\"Confirmed: Chinese Troops on Canadian Soil During Military Exercises\">military operations<\/a> would cease once Iran is no longer able to develop a nuclear weapon. He also suggested a deal could still be possible and projected the conflict might be resolved within a few days to about two weeks. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece notes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-bidens-policies-to-lift-oil-and-gas-prices-hurt-u-s-households\/\" title=\"Economists: Biden\u2019s policies to lift oil and gas prices, hurt U.S. households\">gas prices<\/a> rising<\/a> to around $4 per gallon due to the war and the Strait of Hormuz disruption, but Trump claimed prices would fall once U.S. actions end. He indicated that Iran had previously allowed oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to show they were serious about negotiations. The article also mentions roughly 50,000 U.S. troops deployed to the region and references officials who warned that multiple military options remain available.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says Iran doesn&rsquo;t have to make a deal for war to end<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2548282\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Tuesday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> does not have to make a deal with him for the war to end, stating that military operations against the country will cease when the United States feels that Iran can no longer build a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-weapons\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"542\">nuclear weapon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, they don&rsquo;t have to make a deal with me,&rdquo; Trump told reporters. &ldquo;When we feel that they are, for a long period of time, put into the stone ages and they won&rsquo;t be able to come up with a nuclear weapon, then we&rsquo;ll leave, whether we have a deal or not, it&rsquo;s irrelevant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4511499\/state-department-warning-kittleson-kidnapping\/\">State Department says it warned US journalist of threats against her before abduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4510267\/trump-tells-allies-take-jet-fuel-iran\/\">Trump tells allies to &#8216;just TAKE&#8217; jet fuel from Iran as US has done &#8216;the hard part&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4510012\/why-us-nation-build-iran-war\/\">Why we nation-build<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>However, the president left the door open for a deal to be made, saying it was still &ldquo;possible that we&rsquo;ll have a deal because they want to make a deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump waved off the rise in gas prices, which hit a national average of $4 on Tuesday morning as a result of the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, saying that they would come down when the U.S. military operations against Iran end. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All I have to do is leave Iran, and we&rsquo;ll be doing that very soon, and they&rsquo;ll come tumbling down,&rdquo; Trump said before going on to explain that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meme-lords-just-figured-out-how-to-take-back-the-billions-wall-street-made-profiting-off-lockdowns-the-washington-standard\/\" title=\"Meme Lords Just Figured Out How To Take Back The Billions Wall Street Made Profiting Off Lockdowns\">stock prices<\/a> were up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president projected that the war against Iran would be over &ldquo;within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer to do the job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he was concerned about a threat from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to attack U.S. tech and defense companies operating in the Middle East if the U.S. and Israel, a key U.S. ally, continue their attacks against Iranian leadership, Trump said &ldquo;no.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iranian negotiators want to make a deal to end the war and that they <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4504697\/trump-iran-eight-oil-tankers-through-strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4504697\/trump-iran-eight-oil-tankers-through-strait-of-hormuz\/\">allowed oil ships through the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> last week to show they are &ldquo;real and solid,&rdquo; despite public posturing from Iranian officials that no negotiations are taking place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I guess they were right, and they were, they were real, and I think they were Pakistani-flagged,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;And I said, &lsquo;Well, I guess we&rsquo;re dealing with the right people.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth would not rule out any option during a press briefing earlier on Tuesday, saying the U.S. would not &ldquo;foreclose any option you can&rsquo;t fight and win a war, to tell your adversary what you are willing to do or what you are not willing to do, to include boots on the ground.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4510272\/iran-war-one-month-pete-hegseth-military\/\"><strong>WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE IRAN WAR ONE MONTH IN FROM LATEST HEGSETH BRIEFING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has deployed approximately 50,000 troops to the region, including thousands of Marines, sailors, and members of the Army&rsquo;s 82nd Airborne Division, since the beginning of the war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our adversary right now thinks there are 15 different ways we could come at them with boots on the ground,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;And guess what? There are. So if we needed to, we could execute those options on behalf of the president of the United States and this department, or maybe we don&rsquo;t have to use them at all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Mike Brest contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nTrump said Iran doesn\u2019t need to strike a separate deal for the war to end; the United States would halt military action once it believes Iran can no longer develop a nuclear weapon. He left open the possibility of a deal, saying it could still happen if Iran wants one. He dismissed the recent rise in gas prices as temporary and said they would fall once operations stop. He projected the conflict could be over in a matter of days to a couple of weeks. He downplayed threats from Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards against U.S. tech and defense companies in the Middle East. Iran had allowed ships through the Strait of Hormuz, signaling seriousness about negotiations. The United States has deployed roughly 50,000 troops to the region since the war began.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline:<br \/>\nTrump: Iran needn&#8217;t strike a deal to end war<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2585874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26090809574084.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3823,75846,3634,50434],"class_list":["post-2585873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iran","tag-jcpoa","tag-trump","tag-war-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26090809574084.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585873"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585877,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585873\/revisions\/2585877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}