Wire›2026 05 02›Trump Says Iran Hostilities Are Over Despite Continued Military Presence Blockad

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Trump says Iran hostilities are over despite continued military presence, blockade

Over 50,000 U.S. military personnel remain deployed across the Middle East and a naval blockade is crippling the Iranian economy. But in a letter Friday, President Trump told lawmakers that "the hostilities that began" in late February "have terminated." Ed O'Keefe has more.

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Trump says Iran hostilities are over despite continued military presence, blockadeOver 50,000 U.S. military personnel remain deployed across the Middle East and a naval blockade is crippling the Iranian economy. But in a letter Friday, President Trump told lawmakers that "the hostilities that began" in late February "have terminated." Ed O'Keefe has more.
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