Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
President Trump says U.S. Talks with Iran could start up again in the next two days.
He told the New York Post that slow discussions were happening.
But in an interview airing now on Fox Business, Trump said he thinks the war with Iran is almost over.
I think it's close to over.
I mean, I view it as very close to over.
You know what?
If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country.
And we're not finished.
We'll see what happens.
I think they want to make a deal very badly.
It's not clear what Iran's view is, but the current two-week ceasefire is set to expire next Tuesday.
Meanwhile, separate diplomatic efforts are taking place to resolve conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza.
NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv.
Also, the U.S. Military announced it has now completed its blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz,
blocking Iran's export routes by sea.
That adds economic pressure on Iran one week into the two-week ceasefire.
In Washington, Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors met for rare diplomatic talks between those two enemy countries.
But Israel is refusing Lebanon's call for a ceasefire.
Hezbollah refuses to disarm, and Israel is expanding its occupation of southern Lebanon.