Iran war won't end until after US midterm elections, says Trump - BBC News

The president also said oil prices won't come down until after the November races, claiming without evidence that Iran wants to impact the election.

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Watch: Trump says Iran war will end "immediately" after US midterm elections

US President Donald Trump has said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November's midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not come down until then.

"I think the war's going to end immediately after the election because they can't hold out any longer," Trump said of Iran's leaders on Wednesday.

He made the comments as he headed to Texas for the Republican Party's first midterm election convention – and repeated them there, arguing that short-term economic pain was worth it to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.