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Trump: New Iran attacks "quite unlikely"

Barak Ravid

President Donald Trump welcomes Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani aboard Air Force One in October 2025. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Trump said Monday that a renewed military campaign against Iran is "quite unlikely" and "doesn't seem to be necessary."

Why it matters: Trump stopped short of saying the war was over, but his comments on Truth Social and at an impromptu press conference were the most forward-leaning in that direction since February.

Trump made his comments less than a week after conceding that the war was one of the reasons for the Republican defeat in the midterm elections.

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