Conflict & Security
Trump says US may stay in Iran and keep its oil as war's end nears
September 13, 2026 at 07:01 PM
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دونالد ترامب: الرئيس الأمريكي يلوّح بالبقاء في إيران و"الاحتفاظ بالنفط" على غرار فنزويلا - BBC News عربي
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ترامب: سننسحب من إيران في نهاية الأمر لكننا قد نبقى هناك ونسيطر على النفط
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ترامب: حرب إيران ستنتهي بعد انتخابات التجديد النصفي وربما قبلها
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ترامب: حرب إيران قد تنتهي مباشرة بعد الانتخابات وربما قبلها | مصراوي
(opens the publisher’s site)Trump, speaking in Ireland, predicted the Iran war would end around November's midterm elections and floated keeping Iranian oil, as Iran and Gulf states prepared to meet in Oman.
- Trump said the US might remain in Iran and "keep the oil" as in Venezuela, saying revenues from Venezuela had "paid for the war many times over."
- Trump predicted the war would end this year, possibly before or shortly after the November midterm elections, and said gas prices would "fall sharply" once it ends.
- Trump said Iran "doesn't stop calling" seeking a deal but he would only accept a "good deal," a claim Tehran has denied.
- Iran and Gulf states are set to meet Monday in Salalah, Oman, to discuss security in the Strait of Hormuz.