Conflict & Security
Trump says Iran war enters seventh month as talks continue
October 30, 2026 at 09:57 PM
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Trump said the United States is in talks with Iran and that the war, now in its seventh month, is costing Washington little.
- Trump said the war with Iran has entered its seventh month and is not a conventional war.
- Trump stated that Iranian officials want to negotiate and continue talking, while Tehran cannot pay its soldiers' and police salaries.
- Trump said US spending on the war is relatively small, offset more than tenfold by returns from Venezuela.
- The US Treasury said the Iranian rial has lost about a quarter of its value since August, with annual inflation at 90 percent.