Trump's Iran War Timeline, Iran Blockade And Peace Talks, GOP And Trump Pope Feud

President Trump keeps saying the war with Iran is ending soon. I think it's close to over here. I I mean, I view it as very close to over. We've heard some version of that for three weeks now. How much longer will the war that Trump said he won in March last? I mean, Martinez. That's Leila Fadel, and this is up first from NPR News. Pakistan is trying to get The US and Iran back to the negotiating table before the end of the two weeks cease fire. Since the last round of talks, The US imposed a blockade on Iran, where the chances of the two sides reaching an agreement. And vice president Vance, a Catholic, jumped to the president's defense after Pope Leo criticized the war with Iran. I think it's very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology. The pope says the world needs to hear a message of peace. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. The fatal shooting of a teenager at a protest in Seattle has gone unsolved for six years. This is open in your face. How are there no answers? Our investigation has uncovered new evidence and witnesses who say they've never talked to police. Did police ever call you? Not once. Listen to We Keep Us Safe, a new true crime series on the embedded podcast from NPR. President Trump is talking about the war with Iran in the past tense. Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo noted the president's word choice in an interview with Trump that aired Wednesday. Well, you keep saying was. Is this war over? I think it's close to over. Yeah. I I mean, I view it as very close to over. You know what? If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them twenty years to rebuild that country, and we're not finished. We'll see what happens. I think they wanna make a deal very badly. But Trump has been using variations of that line for three weeks now. With the latest, we're joined by NPR senior political correspondent, Tamara Keith. Hey, Tam. Good morning. Okay. So there were peace talks over the weekend in Pakistan that stalled out, that went nowhere. So how is it that the president says the war is very close to over? I mean, the president has been making bold claims about the war being nearly over since just a couple of weeks after it started. Won't be much longer. It's moving along fast. We're way ahead of schedule. Did you you know You know, I don't like to say this. We've won this. This war has been won. Won't be long. It's gonna end soon. We had to take a little detour. We won. Okay? They are militarily defeated. So that was Trump on March 17, March 24, March 26, and April 6. And those attempted declarations of victory are as …