Conflict & Security
Trump says Iran war will end after US midterms as US-Iran strikes escalate
September 10, 2026 at 08:30 AM · Updated 36d ago
Coverage
5 reports · 2 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 21 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
النفط فوق 107 دولارات مع تصاعد الحرب
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AJAl Jazeera English
Trump’s Iran war now has a midterm election problem
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
مصادر أمريكية: إيران استخدمت صواريخ متطورة والحرب قد تمتد حتى نهاية ولاية ترمب
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BNBBC News
Iran war won't end until after crucial November elections, says Trump
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AJAl Jazeera English
Trump says Iran war ‘will end immediately’ after US midterm elections
(opens the publisher’s site)Trump predicted the Iran war will end immediately after November's US midterm elections, while attacks on ships in the region intensified.
- Trump said "this war will end immediately after our election," predicting oil prices would tumble once Tehran "can't hold out any longer."
- Trump said the US is not looking to resume nuclear negotiations with Iran, adding "I'm doing much more than a nuclear deal."
- Iran used advanced ballistic missiles fitted with maneuvering warheads in attacks on American warships, US sources said.
- Oil rose above $100 a barrel after the US military struck five Iranian tankers and Iran attacked two US destroyers and eight tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Latest developments
- Sep 10 — Oil prices have surged about 6% on Thursday, with Brent exceeding $107 a barrel and US crude topping $101.
- Sep 10 — Trump has warned of potential US strikes on Iran's Peykax Mountain site near the Natanz nuclear facility.
- Sep 10 — OPEC has cut its 2026 global oil demand growth forecast for the fifth consecutive time, to 380,000 barrels per day.