President Donald Trump told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo that the U.S.-Israel war with Iran is over.
Bartiromo made the statement Tuesday evening while promoting an exclusive interview with Trump, taped at the White House and scheduled to air on her Fox Business program Wednesday, April 15.
In the clip she shared, Trump responded directly when asked if the war was over. “It’s over,” he said.
The comment came just days after Trump said he would completely block the Strait of Hormuz with naval ships and warned Iran had to accept his terms or face more strikes.
It also came after a month of heavy military activity by the U.S. and Israel that started in late February 2026. The operations included airstrikes that took out Iran’s air defenses, missile sites, and, most importantly, nuclear facilities. Trump had said that Iran was “eviscerated” and not a threat anymore.
Amid the 14-day ceasefire, the U.S. Navy continues to enforce the blockade, preventing Iranian oil exports and limiting shipping through the narrow waterway that carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil.
Peace talks in Pakistan over the weekend ended without a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. Iran still holds enriched uranium and has not agreed to the permanent ceasefire terms Trump demanded.
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Trump’s remark created immediate confusion in Washington and foreign capitals. Just two days earlier, on Sunday, Trump called into Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures show and laid out plans for the “all or nothing” blockade after the failed talks.
He said Iran had “no cards” left and predicted it would eventually give the United States everything it wanted on the nuclear issue.
Trump’s sudden change of tune raises eyebrows.
Now the same interviewer reports Trump declaring the war finished. Americans on social media questioned what had changed in 48 hours. Some said the president was signaling victory after heavy damage to Iran’s military. Others worried the statement could weaken U.S. leverage at the negotiating table.
Iran’s government has not commented directly on Trump’s latest statement. State media in Tehran continued to report on damage from U.S. and Israeli attacks while claiming the regime remains intact. Iranian officials have repeatedly said they will not give up uranium enrichment.
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Oil markets have been reacting sharply to any news related to the ongoing Iran-U.S. war. Energy analysts say any real end to the conflict could bring supertankers back to the Gulf and help lower gasoline prices in the United States.
Bartiromo’s full interview is expected to provide more insight into what the president is thinking. In the teaser clip, the president talked about the war in the past tense and seemed happy with how it turned out.
Trump has said many times in the last few days that the U.S. won the war. He noted Iran’s Navy had been wiped out, with most of its boats and ships sunk at sea, its Air Forces had also been served with the sme medicine, and that Iran’s defense systems had been totally destroyed.
Iran-U.S. war.
The war started after years of tension over Iran’s nuclear advances and attacks by Iranian-backed groups on U.S. and Israeli targets.
The U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes in late February, which Trump described as necessary to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon.
So far, casualty figures remain disputed. Iranian officials have not released an official count, but human rights groups estimate thousands dead, including civilians. The U.S. has reported 13 service members killed.
After the interview on Wednesday, attention will turn to whether the blockade will remain in place and whether new talks will produce a lasting deal.
Trump’s words leave diplomats, military commanders, and markets trying to figure out exactly where the conflict stands.
