Trump says Iran 'war is very complete' and spoke with Putin as markets rise
Mar 9th 2026
President Trump told a CBS reporter the conflict with Iran could end soon and described Iran as largely incapacitated, and the Kremlin said he also spoke with Vladimir Putin about proposals to end the war, while U.S. stocks ticked higher after the comments.
- Trump told CBS reporter Weijia Jiang the war with Iran could be over soon and called it 'very complete, pretty much.'
- He said Iran has no navy, no communications and no air force, according to Jiang's post on X.
- The Kremlin said Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin and that Putin shared proposals to quickly end the war.
- U.S. stock indexes including the Dow and S&P 500 rose after Jiang posted the interview on X.
- Trump said the campaign is progressing faster than his earlier four to five week estimate.