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From virtually the commencement of the U.S.-Israeli warfare connected Iran successful February, President Trump has insisted it is astir over. And he's continued to springiness timelines ranging from a fewer days to a fewer weeks.
Fifteen weeks aboriginal — 3 times longer than his archetypal four-to-five-week estimation — ending the warfare has proven elusive. The president has astatine times shifted his connection astir the conflict, sometimes referring to it arsenic an "excursion" alternatively than a war. After a sometimes shaky ceasefire was reached successful April, Mr. Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested that the "war" signifier — Operation Epic Fury — is over, contempt intermittent attacks and the deficiency of an statement to extremity Iran's atomic capabilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz without conditions.
The U.S. and Israeli violative against Iran began connected Feb. 28, with assurances from Mr. Trump that it would not past long.
"Four to five weeks"
March 1
President Trump said connected the time aft airstrikes began that the U.S. subject intended to prolong its battle connected Iran for "four to 5 weeks" if necessary. He said it "won't beryllium difficult" for Israel and the U.S. to support the strength of the battle, adjacent arsenic helium warned of the anticipation of much American casualties.
"Four weeks"
March 2
"I don't privation to spot it spell connected excessively long," Mr. Trump told CNN during a telephone interview. "I ever thought it would beryllium 4 weeks. And we're a small up of schedule."
"We projected 4 to 5 weeks"
March 2
At a Medal of Honor ceremonial connected the aforesaid day, the president offered the aforesaid timeline, but indicated the warfare could beryllium longer.
"We're already substantially up of our clip projections," helium said. "But immoderate the clip is, it's okay. Whatever it takes, we volition ever — and we person from — close from the beginning, we projected 4 to 5 weeks, but we person capableness to spell acold longer than that. We'll bash it."
War is "very complete"
March 9
"I deliberation the warfare is precise complete, beauteous much," Mr. Trump told CBS News elder White House analogous Weijia Jiang successful a telephone call.
"Very soon"
March 9
Asked during a quality league successful Miami whether helium thought the warfare would extremity wrong days, the president replied, "No, but I deliberation soon — precise soon."
"As agelong arsenic it's necessary"
March 13
A fewer days later, arsenic helium departed for Florida, the president was asked however agelong the warfare was apt to last.
"I can't archer you that," helium replied. "I mean, I person my ain idea, but what bully does it do? It'll beryllium arsenic agelong arsenic it's necessary."
In 5 days, it could extremity up being a "good woody for everybody"
March 23
At an lawsuit successful Memphis, the president said, "We'll spot what happens. I deliberation there's a precise bully accidental we're going to extremity up successful a deal, and truthful we're giving it 5 days and going to spot wherever that takes us. And I would accidental astatine the extremity of this period, I deliberation it could precise good extremity up being a precise bully woody for everybody."
"Really a batch up of schedule"
March 26
Nearly 4 weeks aft the warfare began, Mr. Trump said during a Cabinet meeting, "We estimated it would instrumentality astir 4 to six weeks to execute our mission. Twenty-six days on, we're highly — truly a batch up of schedule."
U.S. leaving Iran and Strait of Hormuz "very soon ... 2 to 3 weeks"
March 31
As mean state prices successful the U.S. topped $4 per gallon connected March 31 for the archetypal clip since 2022, the president faced questions astir his plans to bring them backmost down.
"All I person to bash is permission Iran, and we'll beryllium doing that precise soon," helium said arsenic helium signed an unrelated enforcement order.
Asked whether the warfare would beryllium implicit successful 2 weeks, the president replied, "I deliberation 2 oregon 3 weeks, yeah, we'll permission … But we're finishing the job, and I deliberation wrong possibly 2 weeks — possibly a mates of days longer to bash the occupation — but we privation to sound retired each azygous happening there."
U.S. volition deed Iran for "two to 3 weeks"
April 1
In an code to the nation, arsenic the warfare was successful the mediate of its 5th week, the president said, "We are going to deed them highly hard implicit the adjacent 2 to 3 weeks."
About a week later, the parties announced a ceasefire.
Ceasefire announced
April 7
"I hold to suspend the bombing and onslaught of Iran for a play of 2 weeks," Mr. Trump said successful a Truth Social post.
"They similar to accidental I promised 6 weeks to decision Iran"
April 20
In a Truth Social post, President Trump said, "...[T]hey similar to accidental that I promised 6 weeks to decision Iran, and actually, from the Military standpoint, it was acold faster than that, but I'm not going to fto them unreserved the United States into making a Deal that is not arsenic bully arsenic it could person been."
I work the Fake News saying that I americium nether 'pressure' to marque a Deal," helium added. "THIS IS NOT TRUE! I americium nether nary unit whatsoever, although, it volition each happen, comparatively quickly! Time is not my adversary, the lone happening that matters is that we finally, aft 47 years, straighten retired the MESS that different Presidents fto hap due to the fact that they didn't person the Courage oregon Foresight to bash what had to beryllium done with respect to Iran."
Deal is "largely negotiated" and announcement coming "shortly"
May 23
The president claimed successful a Truth Social post, "An Agreement has been mostly negotiated, taxable to finalization betwixt the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the assorted different Countries, arsenic listed." He added, "Final aspects and details of the Deal are presently being discussed, and volition beryllium announced shortly."
But wrong hours, Iran said it had not agreed to immoderate of the presumption Mr. Trump had touted, similar the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Won't "rush into a deal" and "Both sides indispensable instrumentality their clip and get it right"
May 24
"The negotiations are proceeding successful an orderly and constructive manner, and I person informed my representatives not to unreserved into a woody successful that clip is connected our side," Mr. Trump said successful a Truth Social post. "The Blockade volition stay successful afloat unit and effect until an statement is reached, certified, and signed. Both sides indispensable instrumentality their clip and get it right."
Iran said connected May 25 that though an knowing had been reached connected a "large information of issues," an statement was not imminent.
Vance: Still "TBD" connected whether Trump volition motion woody to widen ceasefire
May 28
Vice President JD Vance told reporters it wasn't wide whether Mr. Trump would motion a memorandum of knowing to widen the ceasefire by 60 days, citing immoderate "language points" that required resolution.
But earlier successful the day, a White House excavation study cited U.S. sources successful stating that a tentative statement had been reached connected the memorandum.
Trump outlines deal, says he's successful a "final determination meeting"
May 29
"No wealth volition beryllium exchanged, until further notice," the president said connected Truth Social. "Other items, of acold little importance, person been agreed to. I volition beryllium gathering now, successful the Situation Room, to marque a last determination."
But Fars, a semi-official Iranian quality agency, said Iran had not ratified the statement and said Iranian officials had referred to Mr. Trump's connection arsenic "a substance of information and lies."
Agreement reachable "over the adjacent week"
June 1
Mr. Trump told ABC News connected June 1 helium thought he'd person an statement with Iran to widen the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz "over the adjacent week."
"Looking good, looking good," helium told ABC News' main Washington analogous Jonathan Karl successful a telephone speech connected Monday.
Iran talks proceeding astatine a "rapid pace"
June 1
The president posted connected Truth Social, "Talks are continuing, astatine a accelerated pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!"
"Two weeks"
June 8
At a tele-rally for state and GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Trump told supporters, "You're truly gonna triumph this implicit the adjacent 2 weeks erstwhile we state full victory. It'll beryllium a full victory, it volition hap precise soon, and lipid prices volition travel tumbling down."
Deal could beryllium signed "in 2 to 3 days"
June 9
"And present we're successful the last throes of what volition beryllium a precise very bully woody that volition not let immoderate mode signifier oregon signifier atomic weapons," Mr. Trump told reporters after attending the 3rd crippled of the NBA Finals at New York's Madison Square Garden. "And the strait volition unfastened up close away. It volition unfastened up instantly upon signing, which could beryllium successful 2 oregon 3 days."
Vance: U.S. is "very close" to a woody with Iran, but nary timeline
June 9
In an interview with Robert Costa connected CBS "Sunday Morning," Vance said the U.S. is "very close" to reaching a woody that would code Iran's atomic programme "for the agelong term," but that it could travel adjacent week oregon months from now.
He said the woody could "absolutely" travel earlier November's midterm elections but did not connection a circumstantial timeline.
"I deliberation we're going to cognize a batch earlier the midterm elections," helium said. "Look, I deliberation that the woody could hap successful the adjacent week, but the woody could besides hap months from now."
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