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Trump says Iran war is "effectively over" militarily but keeps blockade and Operation Iron Gate in place
President Trump said Monday that "Iran militarily is effectively over" but that the U.S. will keep the "status quo" of a naval blockade plus the new Operation Iron Gate effort to cut Iran's overland trade routes, the New York Post reported. Trump said he chose not to resume strikes after talking with Qatar's prime minister, and that Iran "will never have a nuclear weapon," calling that non-negotiable. He told C-SPAN that Gulf neighbors would rather keep the pressure on than see another strike he said would be about five times bigger than the first, Fox News reported.
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- New York PostTrump says Iran war 'effectively over' militarily: 'Keeping it the status quo'
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