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Trump says Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after midterms

The president accused Iran of escalating the conflict to hurt Republicans in November, as soaring energy prices threaten to deepen voters’ economic concerns.

President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that the Iran war will conclude and gas prices will sharply decline "immediately after" the midterm elections, despite the ongoing nature of the conflict. The source material suggests that Iranian leadership is intensifying the war to negatively impact Republicans during the November midterms.

However, the president's forecast of a swift resolution to the war guarantees Republican candidates will continue to be affected by the conflict's consequences on the cost of living. The Republican Party has been apprehensive that the economic repercussions of the war could lead to the loss of their majority in both the House and the Senate.

During his comments made on the tarmac as he traveled to Texas for the Republican midterm convention, Trump stated that he no longer seeks to negotiate an end to the fighting with Iranian leadership, acknowledging that Iran now has little territory remaining.

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