Trump floats ENDING war in Iran after mysterious call with Putin

Daily Mail UK ^ | March 9, 2026 | PHILLIP NIETO

[Morgana]

Donald Trump has suggested his war with Iran could soon come to an end just hours after completing a mysterious phone call with Vladimir Putin.

Trump told reporters US forces are 'very far ahead of schedule', claiming Iran's military has effectively been destroyed.

'I think the war is very complete, pretty much,' Trump told CBS News. 'They have no navy, no communications, they've got no Air Force ... Wrapping up is all in my mind.'

Trump's remarks came after Putin shared a proposal to quickly end the war during the call, according to the Kremlin. The two leaders also discussed the current war in Ukraine as well as the oil market in Venezuela.

The stock market clawed back from a brutal session after Trump's remarks, with US oil plunging to $86 per barrel from $91 after he floated a takeover of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Dow closed up 200 points after dropping nearly 900 points at its session low, while the S&P jumped 0.8 percent and the Nasdaq rebounded to 1.4 percent after crashing by as much as 1.5 percent.

Trump also claimed Iran's missile and drone capabilities had been neutralized by US strikes. Iran launched retaliatory attacks on US bases and other Gulf nations after the death of its supreme leader, killing seven American troops.

'Their missiles are down to a scatter. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones,' Trump added.

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[Leaning Right]

> WWII in Europe was not over until the Nazis were out of power. <

That took lots and lots of ground troops. And lots of casualties.

I can’t image Trump would consider doing that in Iran.

[epluribus_2]

Forget about his talk about “unconditional surrender”. Trump-speak I guess. :-)

Trump went in to destroy their capabilities to nuke us. It seems he has accomplished that twice now.

They also have to get rid of the IRGC members, leaders, and planners who aspire to nuke us or israel - the hardest "capability" they have that must be destroyed. We couldn't just accept Germany's surrender in WW2 but leave the General Staff, Gestapo, and SS officers in place, IMHO

[ALASKA]

Agreed. Russia WAY oversold its military might. They aren’t going to war with us.

And I think regime change is absolutely appropriate in this case. The Iranian regime is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths during its 47 years in power. It killed 30,000+ of its own citizens just a couple of weeks ago. The Iranian people are basically hostages. They, and really the entire world, deserve to be rid of this demonic regime.

I hope we see it through.

[Blennos]

Agree. The Islamic dictatorship has to go.

[whitney69]

“I don’t want a fight with Russia.”

Neither does /trump. But he also doesn’t wish for the job to be half done and have it reincarnate back to a threat to it’s neighbor and the west with a new government designed to keep everyone safe. It’s not over until it’s over and it ain’t.

wy69

[plain talk]

Definitely. Good point. Trump has done much of that. But it would be good how many are left. Israel probably knows and many could be remotely targeted i would think.

[Carry_Okie]

Until the IRGC and Quds forces are toast, the people won’t have a chance of changing this horror of a regime. Arm the people and let them help us get that done.

[Locomotive Breath]

THIS!

And if Russia were going to nuke someone they would have done it already. The Russians are way paranoid but reasonably rational and not self destructive.

But Iranian mullahs with nukes! They are batshit crazy suicidal. They’d blow us up and not care if it took them with us.

[SPDSHDW]

Just like the antifa riots, those were mostly peaceful.

Jihadis only understand one lingo, pure unadulterated firepower.

they behave only when they are threatened with firepower that their 6th century mentalities and their moon god cannot comprehend. and barely behave at that.

this is a peace mission. We left their military and top mullah in pieces.

Nuclear Jihadis is a world wide issue not even China wants on the playing field.

[Karliner]

The problem is you’ll have to keep it up to keep them peaceful right?

How much is that? How long?

I think that’s what many of us are asking. I don’t mind one bit these evil [redacted]ers are now ashes but I do mind when we know it takes a lot of fire power to keep them there. The Shia love their last days Mahdi and will not quit until the infidel planet is submissive to their god.

[SuperLuminal]

Russia has been totally unable to sweep up Ukraine; there isn’t any chance of them hurting the U.S. short of a nuclear exchange...
They’ve seen our muscles...

[TexasGator]

“The Russians are way paranoid but reasonably rational and not self destructive.”

Putin is not going to do anything to ruin his lavish retirement.

[Eli Kopter]

Lucky their nukes were targeting Washington and Tel Aviv, Jerusalem? Another month and you would have got your dream.

[Eli Kopter]

We’re you also in Detroit on Saturday night? Just asking for a friend. Gotta give it to these “reporters”?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

No ground troops. I don't care if we use napalm on the muzzies. Bomb them. Shock 'em. Burn 'em.

[Varsity Flight]

Send in Kristi tomorrow, to finish it off.

[Karliner]

My dream?

[reardensteel]

Iran is the new Syria. Years of bombing and subverting them until collapse. They won’t get a chance to take a breath.

[taxesareforever]

‘I think the war is very complete, pretty much,’ Trump told CBS News. ‘They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force ... Wrapping up is all in my mind.’

Interesting no mention of the nuke facilities that was the claim for the war.

[Cronos]

Date,	Missiles Fired (approx.),	Drones Fired (approx.)
"Feb 28, 2026 (Day 1)",	~300–350,	"Hundreds to ~1,000+ (part of initial waves)",
"Mar 1, 2026 (Day 2–3 combined early)",	~150–200,	Hundreds
"Mar 2, 2026",	~100–175,	Hundreds,
"Mar 3, 2026",	~100–120,	Hundreds (daily barrages ongoing),"6+ missile barrages at Israel; continued Gulf attacks (e.g., UAE consulate hit); sharp drop starting here per some estimates."
"Mar 4, 2026",	~50–100,	100–200+,Declining missile volume (90% drop from peak reported by CENTCOM); drone focus increases on Gulf states.
"Mar 5, 2026",	Low dozens to ~50,	100–150+ (e.g., 131+ to UAE alone reported) - Missile launches down sharply; heavy drone emphasis (e.g., UAE intercepts high numbers); cumulative ~500+ missiles / ~2,000 drones cited by Iranian sources."
"Mar 6, 2026",	Low dozens,	100+,10 missile attack waves over 24h period (Mar 6–7); drone barrages persist but ebbing.
"Mar 7, 2026",	Low dozens (single/few per wave),	Dozens to 100+,"10+ waves at Israel (many small/single); Gulf intercepts (e.g., 121 drones/16 missiles to UAE in prior 24h); overall decline 86–90%."
"Mar 8, 2026",	Low dozens,	Dozens to 100+,9 missile barrages at Israel (some with cluster warheads); continued but reduced.
"Mar 9, 2026",	Low dozens,	Dozens,9 barrages at Israel; further degradation noted.
"Mar 10, 2026 (ongoing as of today)",	Low / sporadic,	"Barrages reported (e.g., to Saudi/Kuwait)",Recent reports of drone barrages intercepted; missile use minimal due to degraded capabilities.

Continuous decrease