You keep saying was, is this war over?

I think it's close to over.

I mean, I view it as very close to over.

You know what?

If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country.

And we're not finished.

We'll see what happens.

I think they want to make a deal very badly.

President Trump claiming again that the war with Iran is close to ending. There is new reporting

this morning that more troops are headed to the region. It comes after the State Department

hosted the first high-level talks between Israeli and Lebanese government officials in more than 30 years.

We'll go through all of the developments tied to the Middle East.

Meanwhile, the president is once again criticizing the Pope,

while Vice President J.D. Vance shared his own critiques of the pontiffs yesterday.

And despite a bitter history between Democratic

Congresswoman Ilan Omar and former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green,

Omar is calling on Democrats to embrace the once outspoken supporter of the president.

We'll play for you those comments and talk about why they matter.

Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe. It is Wednesday, April 15th. What does that mean,

Lamere? Tax Day, Mika. Yes. Yes, it is. Not a good one. No. With us, we have the co-host of our

9am hour staff writer at the Atlantic,

Jonathan Lemire, and White House reporter for Axias Mark Caputo joins us. Okay, let's dive right in.

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