Military Action Not Necessary’: Trump Says Iran War Could End Soon, But Warns US Is ‘Locked And Loaded

President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Washington.

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump indicated on Monday (local time) that Washington was unlikely to launch additional military operations against Iran for now, but warned Tehran that the US remained prepared to intervene if circumstances warranted.

"At this point … taking the military action doesn't seem to be a very necessary thing. But we're locked and loaded, ready to go for any reason that changes," Trump told reporters. "I think it's going to be ending fairly soon," he added.

Trump further claimed that the Iranian “danger and threat” to Israel and the broader Middle East had been neutralised, saying Washington was merely maintaining the “status quo”.

"I don't guarantee anything, but if we do have to go back in, we are locked and loaded,” Trump added.

The US President also told reporters that the war in Iran was "militarily effectively over". Following his meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at the White House, the US President said efforts to end the US-Iran conflict were gaining “positive momentum”.

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