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Trump says war with Iran is militarily over in practice

At the White House, the president said the war against Iran is militarily over in practice, ruled out resuming bombing for now, and confirmed the naval…

--- The context --- The remarks at the White House came after a meeting with Qatar's prime minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, whose country mediates between Washington and Tehran. The backdrop is a conflict that, by his own assessment, left Iran's military structure severely weakened, and a bombing pause he had conditioned on Sunday on a strong agreement. --- The facts --- The president said that the war against Iran is militarily over in practice and argued that his government does not consider it necessary to resume bombing. He added that the status quo is being maintained and that there is positive momentum toward ending the conflict, while declining to detail progress in indirect nuclear talks. He also confirmed that the naval blockade on Iranian ports will continue to prevent oil exports, a deployment he described as the largest military blockade in history. --- The positions --- Washington seeks a lasting solution that prevents the Iranian regime from developing military nuclear capabilities, keeping pressure in place while talks proceed. Tehran demands the lifting of the blockade and sanctions, the release of frozen assets, compensation for war damage, and an end to regional hostilities, including Israeli operations in Lebanon, conditions the administration has not accepted. Qatar presented nuclear proposals, according to Middle Eastern officials, and the White House declined to comment. --- What remains unknown --- Despite the declared ending, United States forces carried out at least two limited attacks on Iranian air defense systems in the past week, and on Saturday they fired on a commercial vessel and disabled it under the argument that it was trying to cross the blockade. The Pentagon also identified targets for a possible offensive, among them 38 bridges, a sign that contingency planning remains active. --- Unanswered questions --- On what verifiable terms would Tehran limit its nuclear program in exchange for lifting the blockade and sanctions? What real scope will Qatar's mediation have if Washington will not comment on its nuclear proposals? How can the status quo hold if limited attacks on Iranian air defenses continue? What guarantees would ensure that a pause without a formal agreement does not turn into a sudden resumption of bombing? --- EPM analysis --- The announcement combines a declared closure with intact pressure: the blockade continues and Iran's demands were not accepted. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the decision on next steps belongs to the president and defended the offensive before lawmakers who question its legality because it proceeded without congressional authorization. Republican Thomas Massie introduced an impeachment motion against Hegseth over his conduct of the war, after Republicans lost control of both chambers last week. The defense secretary also raised a monitored closing path: telling Tehran that Washington considers the campaign concluded, while continuing to watch Iranian nuclear materials closely in order to detect any renewed move toward military capabilities. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, declaring the war over while maintaining the largest blockade and keeping identified targets does not close the conflict but moves it into a phase of negotiating pressure whose outcome will depend on nuclear verification and on the economic concessions Washington is willing to discuss. For Iranians and for the region, the difference between a tactical pause and a lasting peace will be measured in verifiable facts, not announcements, and Congress will have to decide whether it recovers its role in war decisions of this scale.
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