US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that war with Iran “very close to an end” as the fresh round of peace talks between the two sides are expected to begin soon.While talking to Fox News, Trump said, “I think it’s close to over, yeah. I view it as very close to being over.”Trump, however, added that the United States id not finished yet and the Iranian side wants to make a deal “very badly.”“If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country. And we’re not finished. We’ll see what happens. I think they want to make a deal very badly,” he added.Trump’s reaction came as peace talks are expected to restart between the delegates of US and Iran in Pakistan from Thursday.Earlier on Monday, US announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports after the first round of peace talks reached a dead end in Islamabad.According to reports, the negotiations stalled after an disagreement over Tehran’s nuclear program and enrichment plans.The talks reportedly produced no breakthrough, although Vance said Monday “a lot of progress” was made and that Iran holds the deciding hand in what comes next in the conflict.“The ball is very much in their court,” Vance told “Special Report.” “You ask what happens next, I think the Iranians are going to determine what happens next.”The Iran war began February 28 when the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and effectively disfiguring the Islamic regime.Trump has boasted about the degradation of Iranian leadership and military capacities, frequently declaring that US forces have “decimated” Tehran’s military capabilities.Thirteen US service members and thousands across the Middle East have been killed in the conflict.
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