Summary
- Iran strikes are off the table until after the US midterm elections on November 3, President Donald Trump said, pointing to productive talks with Tehran.
- Speaking to supporters on Wednesday night, he described a deal with Tehran as “not really something that I wanted to do.”Blockade stays despite Iran strikes pauseTrump said the naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain “in full force and effect.” He also repeated that Iran would never be allowed to build a nuclear weapon.
- Trump also claimed that 22 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz in a single night, with none of it linked to Iran.
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Iran strikes are off the table until after the US midterm elections on November 3, President Donald Trump said, pointing to productive talks with Tehran.
“We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. In the same post, he said Washington was holding “productive discussions” with the Islamic Republic.
The statement marked a sharp change of tone. A day earlier, Trump had told reporters that his administration was weighing fresh Iran strikes before the vote. Speaking to supporters on Wednesday night, he described a deal with Tehran as “not really something that I wanted to do.”
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