Trump says U.S. could end Iran war in two to three weeks

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - ‌President Donald ​Trump ​said on Tuesday that the U.S. could end its military campaign ‌against Iran within two to three weeks.

"We'll ⁠be leaving very soon," he told reporters in ‌the White House's Oval ‌Office, adding that the exit could take place "within two weeks, maybe two weeks, ​maybe three."

The declaration was Trump's clearest to date that he intends to soon ⁠end a month-long war that has reordered the Middle East, ​disrupted global energy markets and changed the trajectory of the Republican's presidency.

Trump ​added that Tehran does ‌not have to make a deal with Washington to end the ⁠conflict.

"Iran doesn't have to make a deal, no," he said when asked if successful diplomacy ⁠was a prerequisite to the U.S. winding down the ​conflict. "No, they don't have to make a deal with me."

Instead, Trump said, the requirement for winding ‌down the operation was that Iran be "put into the stone ages," ‌without the ability to soon acquire a ⁠nuclear weapon.

"Then we'll ‌leave," he said.

(Reporting ​by Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Daphne Psaledakis and Michelle ‌Nichols )

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