President Trump Wants to End Iran War Soon
WSJ Minute Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 26 March 2026
⏱️ 4 minutes
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| 0:33.6 | for Thursday, March 26th. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal. |
| 0:42.7 | Nearly a month into the war in Iran, President Trump has privately told advisors that he believes the conflict is in its final stages and hopes for a diplomatic solution to bring it to an end |
| 0:47.0 | within weeks. We report that while there are no easy options for ending the war, and the president |
| 0:51.5 | still has objectives like securing U.S. access to some of Iran's |
| 0:55.0 | oil. Trump's attention has a time shifted. In discussions with political allies, he's begun |
| 1:00.3 | focusing on November's midterms, tightening voter eligibility rules and addressing long lines at airports. |
| 1:06.6 | Close advisors also want him to prioritize the most pressing issue facing voters, concerns about the cost of living, which have been exacerbated by the war. |
| 1:15.5 | Meanwhile, facing the risks of tariffs on top of war-related costs, EU lawmakers are voting today on whether to back a trade deal reached with the U.S. last year, where the U.S. agreed to cap tariffs for most EU exports to the U.S. |
| 1:28.6 | at 15%. To cushion against changes in U.S. policy, EU lawmakers have made the block's |
| 1:34.8 | tariff cuts conditional on Washington fulfilling its side of the bargain. And it's the end of an era |
| 1:40.5 | for the world's second biggest miner Rio Tinto, which says it's dug up its |
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