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· March 10, 2026 at 02:43
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The post shares a news article where President Trump claims the war with Iran will end "very soon" and that oil prices, which have surged above $100/barrel, will drop.
The author, u/TACO_Orange_3098, is highly skeptical of the administration's claims, implying that the situation is far from resolved and that the statements are not credible.
Quality assessment: This is noise. The post is a reaction to a news headline and lacks any fundamental or technical analysis. It serves as a platform for political and geopolitical speculation rather than investment due diligence.
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[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/trump-iran-war-end.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/trump-iran-war-end.html)
Anyone that believes this please stand on your head !!
* President Donald Trump, at a press conference at his golf club near Miami, the war against Iran will end “very soon” but not this week.
* He also predicted that oil prices, which had surged to above $100 per barrel due to fears that the Strait of Hormuz would remain effectively closed, will drop.
* Trump spoke earlier in the day to Russian leader Vladimir Putin about the war, which the U.S. and Israel began on Feb. 28.
President [Donald Trump](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2016/06/01/donald-trump-redefines-politics.html) at a press conference on Monday said the [war against Iran](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/the-us-iran-war-is-the-biggest-oil-supply-disruption-in-history.html) will end “very soon,” and also said that [oil prices will drop.](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/crude-oil-prices-today-iran-war.html)
Trump’s rosy prediction came after a weekend that saw the [price of oil skyrocket](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/iran-war-g7-energy-minister-oil-reserves.html) to above $100 per barrel, roiling global financial markets.
“We’re achieving major strides toward completing our military objective,” Trump said nine days after launching the war on Iran with Israel on Feb. 28.
Trump, who with his deputies has offered shifting explanations of what the war’s objective is, did not on Monday detail his end game, instead touting military successes.
“We’ve wiped every single force in Iran out, very completely,” the president said at his [Trump National Doral club](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/19/trump-says-doral-miami-resort-now-will-not-host-g-7-summit.html) near Miami, where he touted the destruction of more than 50 Iranian naval ships, and decimation of its air force and anti-aircraft defenses.
“They have no leadership. It’s all been blown up.”