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How Trump could reframe US goals in the Iran war to justify finishing it

South China Morning Post · · 138 words · By Laura Zhou
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“The American leader told reporters the war would end 'within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three', adding that 'we’ll leave because there’s no reason for us to do this'.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Trump's statement about the war ending within two to three weeks. The first two web results directly quote his remarks, while the third contextualizes the timeline within the conflict's duration.
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web search NEUTRAL — PresidentDonaldTrumpsaid on Tuesday that the U.S. couldendits military campaign against Iran within twotothreeweeks.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-us-coul…
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web search NEUTRAL — PresidentDonaldTrumphas said the United States could stop attacking Iran withintwotothreeweeksand that a deal is not necessary toendawarthat has disrupted energy supplies and shaken ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/trump-tells-allies-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump'sreference to "twotothreemoreweeks" must be understood against the actual duration of the conflict, which began with U.S. strikes on February 28, 2026.
https://www.military.com/feature/2026/04/01/trumps-two-three…
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“With global oil markets already volatile, questions swirl as to whether the conflict will conclude in the 'two to three weeks' time frame proposed by Trump or continue for a longer duration.”
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BBC and The New York Times independently report questions about whether the conflict will end within Trump's proposed timeframe. The first web result explicitly mentions skepticism about the timeline, while the second highlights uncertainty in Trump's assessment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump had said the United States couldendits military attacks on Iranwithintwotothreeweeksand that Tehran does not have to make a deal as a condition for the warending.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8jke9v9xv9t
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web search NEUTRAL — He estimated that the war should wind downwithinthreeweeks. Trump did not define a clear path out. Mr. Trump oscillated between endorsing negotiations toendthe war and promising an escalation of viole…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/trump-iran-wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Astheconflictbetween Israel and Iran enters its secondweek, many world leadersareurging both sides to pull back from the hostilities. Five NSW government staffers have failed to show up at a state inq…
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/pm/world-leaders-urge…
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