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US President Donald Trump said the standoff with Iran would end 'very soon one way or the other,' hinting that Washington could strike Iran or reach a deal, as tensions in the broader Iran war continue to escalate. In a show of military strength, Iran paraded Shahed attack drones through the streets of Tehran, with crowds cheering and waving national flags. The dueling displays—Trump's rhetoric and Iran's public show of force—underscore the volatile and unresolved state of the US-Iran confrontation, which continues to dominate concerns about wider regional stability.