<p>President Donald Trump said the situation with Iran is “very close to over,” defending the moment he chose to step in and warning what could have happened if he didn’t.</p>
<p>“I had to divert because if I didn’t do that right now, you would have Iran with a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “And if they had a nuclear weapon, you would be calling everybody over there, ‘sir’ — and you don’t want to do that.”</p>
<p>Trump made the remarks during an interview that aired Wednesday morning on Mornings with Maria, where he was pressed on whether the conflict is nearing an end.</p>
<p>“Well you keep saying ‘was’&#8230; Is this war over?” host Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo asked.</p>
<p>“I think it’s close to over. I mean, I view it as very close to over,” Trump responded.</p>
<p>He added that even if the United States pulled back now, the damage has already been done.</p>
<p>“If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country,” Trump said.</p>
<p>Still, Trump made clear the situation remains ongoing.</p>
<p>“We’re not finished. We’ll see what happens,” he said, adding that he believes Iran is now eager to reach an agreement. “I think they want to make a deal very badly.”</p>
<p>Trump also weighed in on oil prices, brushing off concerns about the spike tied to the conflict.</p>
<p>Speaking in the same interview, Trump said he expected things to get much worse and suggested where prices are now is not nearly as bad as some predicted.</p>
<p>“A lot of people said it would be $200,” Trump said. “I think we’re doing very well.”</p>
<p>Bartiromo pointed out oil has still surged and markets have taken a hit, but Trump made clear he was willing to accept that tradeoff.</p>
<p>“You’re right,” he said. “I was willing to do that, to stop a nuclear weapon from being used against this country or the Middle East.”<br />
Trump added that the current price actually caught him off guard.</p>
<p>“If you told me that we were gonna be at only $92 a barrel, I would have been very surprised,” he said. “I am very happy.”</p>
<p>He also predicted prices could fall quickly if the situation wraps up.</p>
<p>“It’s gonna come dropping down very big as soon as it’s over,” Trump said, doubling down on his view that it could be “very soon.”</p>

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