Iran war to end on Monday? Donald Trump says Tehran may make deal tomorrow, claims report

US President Donald Trump said today that he believes there is a "good chance" of making a deal with Iran on Monday, ahead of his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face heavy bombing. President Trump ‌said that ⁠a deal ⁠with Iran is possible by Monday, ⁠and ‌that Iran was negotiating, ⁠Fox News reported on Sunday following ‌an interview with the president.

"I think there is a good chance tomorrow, they are negotiating now," the president told a Fox News journalist. "If they don't make a deal and fast, I'm considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil," he added.

U.S. special forces rescued a downed airman in Iran in a complex operation that averted a potential crisis for President Donald Trump, who issued renewed threats to intensify attacks if ​Tehran did not re-open the Strait of Hormuz.


Trump announced the rescue in the ​early hours of Sunday in a social media post that described the operation, in a mountainous area of Iran, as "one of the most daring Search and Rescue ​Operations in U.S. History".

The airman, the weapons officer of an F-15 jet shot down on Friday, was wounded but "will be just fine", Trump said in a message on X posted by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. The pilot of the aircraft was rescued on Friday.

With the impact from the closure of the Strait on the global economy deepening by the day, the rescue of the U.S. airman removed the risk for Trump of a hostage crisis further souring the mood of an American public already sceptical of the war.

A U.S. official said the operation, which Israel said it had assisted, ​involved dozens of military aircraft and encountered fierce resistance from Iranian forces.

Iran's military said several U.S. aircraft were destroyed during the operation, including ⁠two military transport ‌planes and two Black Hawk helicopters. Footage posted on social media showed burned-out aircraft wreckage, which Reuters verified was in the area.