Trump Asserts US-Iran War Will End Immediately After November Midterm Elections

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 – US President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran will come to a swift conclusion following the upcoming November 3 US midterm elections. Speaking to reporters prior to traveling to Dallas, Texas, to address the Republican Party’s inaugural midterm convention, Trump expressed confidence regarding the timeline, declaring, “I think the war will end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer.”

Accusing Tehran of attempting to influence domestic political outcomes in the United States, Trump claimed the Iranian leadership is “desperate to try and affect the election.” He clarified that Washington is not actively seeking to resume formal nuclear negotiations, noting, “We’re not looking for it. Yes, a negotiation could possibly happen, but it’s not something we’re looking at.” He added that any potential future agreement would extend far beyond atomic capabilities, stating his administration is doing “much more than a nuclear deal” and that while nuclear terms remain fundamental, “there is gonna be a lot of other things on the table.”

Addressing military actions in strategic maritime corridors, Trump highlighted recent US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming American strikes had incapacitated multiple Iranian oil vessels. “You’re going to see a lot more. We’ve taken out about nine of their tankers,” he stated.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed claims suggesting foreign entities were providing material support to alter Iran’s military standing in the conflict. Speaking during an official visit to Ecuador, Rubio pushed back against such reports, stating, “These are anonymous people. They make stuff up all the time … We don’t believe anybody’s giving Iran anything that’s changing the dynamics or the parameters of what we’re seeing.”

Rubio emphasized that Tehran would continue to suffer severe naval and financial consequences for targeting US military assets in international waters. “At the end of the day, they continue to fire at our naval ships, and when they fire at our naval ships, they pay a price in tankers. They lose a lot of tankers,” Rubio said, adding, “They lost five more last night. Four were damaged. One was sunk. So they’ll continue to pay a price for that.” He further affirmed that Washington would maintain relentless economic pressure on Tehran, concluding, “In the meantime, we’re going to continue to strangle them economically.”

–NMT