Happening now breaking news, President Trump says the war with Iran is quote, very close to being over as the Washington Post reports he's sending thousands more troops to the Middle East.

The new reporting coming from the White House this morning. Plus, new allegations disgraced former Congressman Eric Swalwell facing a new investigation this time in Los Angeles County after a woman says Swalwell raped her in 2018, something Swalwell strongly denies, and CNN has not been able to independently corroborate. And Hero Principal, how he stopped a gunman out of high school as students sit nearby.

Also happening now, breaking news, exchanging strikes, despite historic talks in Washington,

isbala in Lebanon and Israel continue trading strikes. Where the ceasefire talk stand, we'll update you on that.

Plus, papal criticism, Vice President Vance, says the Pope should be more careful when talking about theology.

And later, Congresswoman Elise Stefaniq joins us here in the Situation Room to talk about anti-semitism on college campuses.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Blitzer with Pamela Brown, and you're in the Situation Room.

This is CNN Breaking News.

This morning we're hearing new comments for President Trump on the war with Iran.

He suggests peace talks with Iran could resume this week before the ceasefire is due to end.

And he says the war may actually be close to being over.

But keep in mind, the president has been claiming victory for weeks. Listen.

We've won. Let me say, we've won. You know, you never like to say too early you won.

We won. We won the bet. In the first hour, it was over. Oh, I think we've won. We've knocked out

their Navy. We've knocked out everything. You know, I don't like to say this. We've won this war has been won.

We won, okay?

They are militarily defeated.

And new satellite images show Iran is digging for missile launchers

that were buried by U.S. and Israeli strikes.

According to the photos reviewed by CNN, front end loaders can be seen

scooping up rubble from the blocked tunnels and loading it into nearby dump trucks. CNN correspondents

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