As well as the Afghanistan War, Trump listed the length of the Iraq War (457 weeks) and the Vietnam War (439 weeks), as well as delving further back in history to note that the U.S. Civil War lasted 209 weeks.

President Donald Trump said Project Freedom will be paused in the Strait of Hormuz as "Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran."

China believes that a complete cessation of hostilities is imperative, restarting the conflict is unacceptable and persisting in negotiations is particularly important,” the Chinese foreign ministry said after the talks Wednesday.

After Trump used the terms “miniwar” and “excursion” to describe the conflict in Iran, Jimmy Kimmel predicted that the president would next call the war “a tiff. It will be a $200 billion tiff.”

The unusual White House scene highlighted President Donald Trump’s diverse set of priorities as he juggles a war with event planning.

Trump hails tentative Iran peace deal but says in-person truce signing is "too far," threatening renewed bombing if Tehran rejects the agreement.

Whether Iran accepts the latest US peace proposal or not, Donald Trump is intent on winding down a conflict that’s proving increasingly problematic for him. His memorandum of understanding, which Iranian leaders are expected to respond to any day now,

As talks continue and proposals are exchanged, Washington and Tehran still disagree on what has been agreed.