Stocks were climbing for the third day in a row this week as enthusiasm over the expected end of the war in Iran buoyed the market, and investors looked forward to earnings season

President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Iran war is "very close" to an end as hostilities ease amid a two-week ceasefire agreement. "I think it’s close to over, yeah. I view it as very close to being over," Trump told FOX Business anchor Maria Bartiromo in ...

Iran stuck to its most recent demands after President Trump dismissed them as unacceptable. As Mr. Trump left for a summit in China, he told reporters the war was “very much under control.”

Editor’s note: This story initially published March 30. We have updated the timeline to reflect comments following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire and ongoing negotiations. When a PBS reporter asked Trump April 20 what will happen ...

The US President's remarks come as peace talks between Washington and Tehran are expected to resume on Thursday.

The Trump administration said last week that the war had run its course, but the U.S. president and Israel’s prime minister in interviews on Sunday did not rule out renewed combat.

The U.S. has beaten Iran "militarily" and that the war is "very close to over," Trump said, claiming a peace deal likely.

The President provided a number of details about talks with Iran, including a possible deal ahead of King Charles III visiting the White House at the end of April

Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold another round of direct talks in Washington on Thursday as the Trump administration pushes for a breakthrough between the two neighbours that have been in a state of war since Israel was created in 1948.