{
  "id": 12922875,
  "title": "Oil Prices Plunge as Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/oil-prices-plunge-as-trump-rules-out-iran-strikes-before-midterms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/Oil-Prices-Plunge-as-Trump-Rules-Out-Iran-Strikes-Before-Midterms.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has announced that he will not order military strikes on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections. According to OilPrice, Trump made the statement on social media, also claiming that active discussions with the Iranians are still happening and that oil is \"flowing in record numbers\".\n\nThe announcement comes after reports that Trump was considering options to strike Iran, with The Atlantic magazine suggesting that he wanted to maintain a period of relative calm until after the elections to keep the issue out of the news.\n\nDW English reports that gas and fuel prices remain high in the US, which has been a concern for voters and Trump's Republican Party ahead of the midterms.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says no Iran strikes before midterms amid ‘productive’ talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-says-no-iran-strikes-before-midterms-amid-productive-talks",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:25:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Trump rules out Iran strikes before midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/trump-rules-out-iran-strikes-before-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:55:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "US will not resume strikes on Iran before midterms — Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-will-not-resume-strikes-on-iran-before-midterms-trump",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US briefed Israel on possible Iran strikes within three weeks: Axios",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-briefed-israel-on-possible-iran-strikes-within-three-weeks-axios",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:46:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}