Trump declares Iran militarily over as Tehran rejects claims of talks

United States President Donald Trump stated on Monday that Iran is militarily effectively over and that additional American military strikes against the country are unlikely. Speaking to reporters in the White House briefing room, Trump claimed there is positive momentum toward ending the conflict, while noting the United States is keeping the status quo and remains locked and loaded, as Euronews, BBC News, and the Daily Mail all reported. [1][3][4]

Trump made the remarks after meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at the White House. BBC News and the Daily Mail reported that Qatar has acted as a key mediator in efforts to end the conflict. Trump told reporters that the United States is maintaining the status quo largely at the request of Iran's neighboring countries. CNBC added that Trump cited the destruction of Iran's navy and rising domestic inflation as key reasons for the country's military decline. [1][3][4][6]

Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei rejected the assertions from Washington, according to Euronews. Rezaei told the United States to stop manufacturing fake news about imaginary talks between the two nations. [1]

The United States and Israel have been at war with Iran since 28 February 2026, when coordinated air strikes targeted Iranian infrastructure and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran. As FTMQ News reported earlier, oil prices dropped to a ten-week low following Trump's recent comments about pausing further strikes. [12][13][14]