President Donald Trump said Sunday the war with Iran would be put away very soon, one way or the other, either through a deal or by ending it, speaking before a campaign event in Iowa^1,2.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump had not decided whether to resume military action and would prefer a peaceful outcome, while expressing confidence the United States could act if needed². Trump said Saturday the United States still had to take care of one or two sites, naming Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected underground nuclear complex that Iran says is not used for nuclear work^1,3.

Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said a potential future war could last longer than the previous conflict and that the American president would not dictate its end^3,4. Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said there would be no geographical limitations in a conflict with the United States, echoing Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei^2,4. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran hoped Washington would choose diplomacy^1,4.

Trump said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran^1,3. Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei said he had received a letter from Vice President JD Vance seeking to revive talks but had not yet replied, restating conditions that include ending a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports⁴. A British maritime agency reported a vessel struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday¹.