WASHINGTON, April 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that the war against Iran is "very close" to completion.
Trump made remarks in response to a question from FOX News.
Earlier on Tuesday, Trump told The New York Post that another round of U.S.-Iran talks "could be happening over next two days" in Pakistan.
A source with the Iranian embassy in Islamabad said that the coming rounds of peace talks between the United States and Iran to end the war can come anytime and anywhere, but nothing is official as of now.
Face-to-face talks in Islamabad between U.S. and Iranian delegations ended without an agreement over the weekend. Iran demanded a permanent regional ceasefire and sanctions relief, while the U.S. insisted on verifiable nuclear disarmament and full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The current conflict began on Feb. 28, when Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. assets in the Middle East, and tightened control over the Strait of Hormuz. ■
