Trump says Iran war ‘will end immediately’ after US midterm elections

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President Donald Trump stated that a war with Iran will "end immediately" after the US midterm elections in November. He told reporters that the Iranian government is stalling the conflict to influence the election outcome, believing a Democratic victory would lead to a weaker US stance on their nuclear program. Trump asserted that Iran's primary goal is to obtain a nuclear weapon, which he believes would endanger the world. The US is not seeking to restart negotiations with Iran due to the failure of previous ceasefire talks. The article notes that Iran's nuclear program was a key justification for the war's commencement, though Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons for military purposes.

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Iran denies seeking a nuclear weapon and states its uranium enrichment is for civilian power.

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Iran's nuclear program was a key justification for the US and Israel launching hostilities.

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US intelligence reports have cast doubt on whether Iran was building a nuclear weapon.

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Trump claims Iran is stalling the war to influence the US midterm elections.

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Trump predicts the war in Iran will end immediately after the US midterm elections.

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The president added the US is not looking to restart negotiations with Iran after the failure of previous ceasefire talks.United States President Donald Trump has offered his latest prediction for concluding the war in Iran, indicating that an end date could come after the upcoming US midterm elections.“This war will end immediately after our election,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Dallas, Texas.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What to know about US Republican ‘midterm convention’ in Dallas, Texaslist 2 of 3Brent crude surpasses $100 a barrel as Iran, US escalate attackslist 3 of 3Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could activate defence pact, Pakistan saysend of listTrump claimed the Iranian government was stalling an end to the war in order to secure a more favourable political environment in the US.The Democratic Party is angling to take control of one or both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterms. Currently, Trump’s Republican Party maintains slim majorities in both.“They’re desperate to try and affect the election so that we can get a nice, weak group of people in there,” Trump said of Iran’s strategy for the legislative elections.He suggested that Iran is counting on Democrats to “leave them alone and let them have their nuclear weapon”.“All they want is a nuclear weapon, and if they had a nuclear weapon, the whole world is in deep trouble,” Trump said of Iran.‘More than a nuclear deal’When the war against Iran began on February 28, the country’s nuclear programme was a key justification that the US and Israel cited for launching hostilities. Trump and his officials claimed that Iran posed an “imminent” threat to the US and its allies.Iran, however, has long denied seeking a nuclear weapon, instead arguing its uranium enrichment is for civilian power purposes only.US intelligence reports have also cast doubt on whether Iran was building a nuclear weapon, though concerns have been raised over its levels of enrichment.

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