Trump says the US war in Iran is 'effectively over' and plays down further strikes

Summary

Donald Trump said the US war in Iran is 'effectively over' and played down escalation concerns, The Guardian reported on Monday 9 November, the president, after talks with the Qatari PM, suggesting an end to the war coming 'fairly soon' and military escalation not needed. The president says the US is keeping 'status quo' with Iran but remains 'locked and loaded' should the situation in the Middle East change, BBC News reported on Tuesday 10 November, headlining that further strikes are unlikely. Speaking after meeting Qatar's prime minister, a key mediator, Trump said further strikes were 'quite unlikely', Euronews reported, while Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei told Washington to stop 'manufacturing fake news about imaginary talks', and The Independent wrote that the US president downplayed threats of a new military strike after conceding that the conflict harmed the Republicans. On Wednesday 11 November the Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, said the 'no war, no peace' US-Iran stalemate needs to end, speaking after Donald Trump said the war with Iran was militarily 'effectively over', the Evening Standard and The Independent reported.

Latest: The Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, said the 'no war, no peace' US-Iran stalemate needs to end, speaking after Donald Trump said the war with Iran was militarily 'effectively over', the Evening Standard and The Independent reported.

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