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Iran war won't end until after US midterm elections, says Trump

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President Trump has claimed that the ongoing conflict with Iran will likely conclude shortly after the US midterm elections. He argues that current economic pressures, including high oil prices, are temporary consequences of the conflict that will resolve once the political cycle shifts.

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The statement links international military conflict directly to domestic US electoral politics and global energy market volatility.

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Share Save Add as preferred on Google Max Matza and David Gritten Watch: Trump says Iran war will end "immediately" after US midterm elections US President Donald Trump has said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November's midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not come down until then.

"I think the war's going to end immediately after the election because they can't hold out any longer," Trump said of Iran's leaders on Wednesday.

He made the comments as he headed to Texas for the Republican Party's first midterm election convention – and repeated them there, arguing that short-term economic pain was worth it to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Trump is facing falling polling numbers and pressure from within his party to end the war, which began when the US and Israel attacked Iran in February.

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