{"id":114252,"date":"2026-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/?p=114252"},"modified":"2026-04-17T07:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T07:05:12","slug":"trump-says-war-is-very-close-to-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/04\/17\/trump-says-war-is-very-close-to-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says war is \u201cvery close to over\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, wonderful people, and happy FRIDAY to you all. <\/strong>We\u2019re going to jinx it if we say it aloud, but this morning\u2019s issue makes us feel as if we\u2019re (inching? crawling?) toward normalcy. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Donald says the war is \u201cvery close to over\u201d<\/strong> (stop us if you\u2019re heard that one before) and kids in Dubai are heading back to the classroom on Monday, to the immense relief of parents across the city. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The counterpoint: <\/strong>The US blockade of Hormuz is \u201cfully implemented,\u201d the US Central Command said overnight, and chatter across the region is that we\u2019re months away from a permanent ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Leading the stack today: <\/strong>Saudi Arabia\u2019s PIF is pushing ahead with a big recalibration that will test whether international businesses came to town to invest or to simply put their hand in MbS\u2019 piggy bank \u2014 and the war premium is fading in the regional debt markets. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^ We have the rundown on both stories \u2014 and plenty more \u2014 below. 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