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People work at the scene of a damaged residential building that, according to Iranian authorities, was hit by a strike on March 4 during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in southeastern Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2026. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 15 that he believes the war in Iran is “close to over,” despite recent U.S.–Iran peace talks in Pakistan ending without an agreement.
“I think it’s close to over. I mean, I view it as very close to over,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo that aired April 15.
