Trump says US could end Iran war in two to three weeks

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. could ​end its military campaign against Iran within ‌two to three weeks.

“We’ll be leaving very soon,” he told reporters in the White House’s Oval Office, adding ​that the exit could take place “within ​two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe ⁠three.”

The declaration was Trump’s clearest to date ​that he intends to soon end a ​month-long war that has reordered the Middle East, disrupted global energy markets and changed the trajectory of ​the Republican’s presidency.

Trump added that Tehran ​does not have to make a deal with Washington ‌to ⁠end the conflict.

“Iran doesn’t have to make a deal, no,” he said when asked if successful diplomacy was a prerequisite to ​the U.S. ​winding down ⁠the conflict. “No, they don’t have to make a deal with me.”

Instead, ​Trump said, the requirement for ​winding ⁠down the operation was that Iran be “put into the stone ages,” without the ability to ⁠soon ​acquire a nuclear weapon.

“Then ​we’ll leave,” he said.