EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Trump says Iran war will end when I want it to as costs reportedly balloon to $47 billion
- Trump said it "would be very quick, but we have to have an end properly," with a "total statement" that Iran would never have a nuclear weapon.
- His statement comes as a report from The Hill revealed that the costs of the Iran conflict have ballooned to $47 billion.
- The war is costing American families about $2,000 more since it started, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Oct. 27, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that the Iran war will end "whenever I want it to," but insists that Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon.