President Donald Trump is setting the stage to take an off-ramp in the five-week Iran war, dispatching Vice President JD Vance to deliver an ultimatum to Iran to make a deal or face attacks on key infrastructure.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran asked for a cease-fire, but he said only if the Strait of Hormuz is "open, free, and clear."

President Donald Trump said the US may blow up and completely obliterate Iran’s electric plants and oil wells if a deal to end the war is not reached.

President Trump suggested on Tuesday that the American military campaign in Iran would be winding down in a matter of weeks. He also announced that he would give an address on Wednesday evening.

Trump told reporters the US "will be leaving [Iran] very soon" and US military action could end as soon as "two or three weeks".

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to other countries to secure the

U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump ⁠would be interested in ​calling on Arab countries to pay ‌for the cost ‌of the Iran ⁠war, ⁠White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters ​on Monday, adding that she thinks Trump would have more ​to say on the issue.

President Donald Trump says Iran faces massive damage to its energy system unless it quickly agrees to end the war