Trump says war with Iran 'will end immediately' after US midterm elections
President Donald Trump on Wednesday predicted that the war with Iran will end "immediately after" the US midterm elections in November because Tehran was trying to influence the vote but would not be able to hold out more in the face of US economic pressure.
- Americas
- Anadolu Agency & Reuters
- Published Date: 11:34 PM 09 September 2026
- Updated Date: 11:38 PM 09 September 2026
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the war with Iran would "end immediately" after the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
"I think the war will end immediately after the election because they can't hold out any longer," Trump told reporters ahead of his travel to Dallas, Texas, to address the Republican Party's first midterm convention.
Arguing that Tehran is "desperate to try and affect the election," Trump said Washington is not looking to return to nuclear talks.
"We're not looking for it. Yes, a negotiation could possibly happen, but it's not something we're looking at," he added.
He also said that his administration is doing "much more than a nuclear deal."
"There is a lot more than nuclear," he said, adding that the US will "have nuclear, that's 99.9, but there is gonna be a lot of other things on the table."
Trump also said that recent US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz had incapacitated nine Iranian tankers.
"You're going to see you're going to see a lot more. We've taken out about nine of their tankers," he said.