'They're desperate to affect election': Trump declares Iran war will end after midterms
President Donald Trump claims that the ongoing conflict with Iran will conclude immediately following the upcoming US midterm elections. The report details recent military strikes against Iranian oil tankers and retaliatory explosions at an American airbase in Jordan.
Why it matters
This represents a high-stakes geopolitical conflict involving nuclear aspirations and direct military engagement between the US and Iran.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Iran war will end "immediately" after the upcoming US midterm elections later this year.Speaking to reporters, MAGA supremo Trump said, "I think the war will end immediately after the election... They're desperate to try and affect the election so that we could get a nice, weak group of people in there and leave them alone and let them have their nuclear weapon."He also reflected on the latest American strikes on Iran under Mojtaba Khamenei's leadership, saying, "We've knocked out nine of their ships; I would say that the attacks are caused by us — and you're going to see a lot…
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