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Trump Predicts a Quick End to the Iran War, Leaving Diplomats the Details
· New York time
President Trump predicts the war with Iran will end soon, without offering details, as Qatari mediators return to Tehran to push for a deal. His forecast comes alongside diplomatic efforts whose outcome remains uncertain. The distinction between a prediction and an agreement matters for a conflict with consequences far beyond the negotiating room. An end to fighting would depend on the parties reaching terms, not merely on a public estimate of when that might happen. Qatar's mediators are pursuing a deal while the president offers a confident assessment of the timeline. Diplomacy has the less convenient assignment: turning optimism into terms that the participants will accept. A forecast can be delivered in a sentence. An agreement has to survive the next sentence from everyone else at the table.
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