Two Chinese tankers laden with oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, shipping data showed, brightening hopes that the US-Israeli war on Iran may soon be resolved after positive comments from the US president and his deputy.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the war would be over “very quickly,” while Vice President JD Vance talked up progress in talks with Tehran about an agreement to end hostilities. “We’re in a pretty good spot here,” Vance told a White House press briefing.
Trump made his comments a day after saying he had paused a planned resumption of hostilities following a new proposal by Tehran to end the conflict. “I was an hour away from making the decision to go today,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. Iran’s leaders are begging for a deal, he claimed, adding that a new US attack would happen in the coming days if no agreement were reached.