Trump says oil and gas prices won’t fall until ‘right after’ midterm election
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump predicted the U.S. war with Iran will end "immediately after" the November 3 midterm elections, speaking to reporters before departing Joint Base Andrews for a Republican convention in Dallas.
- Renewed hostilities pushed Brent crude above $100 a barrel for the first time since July, as the U.S. military destroyed 10 Iranian tankers and Iran fired ballistic missiles at American assets, disrupting Strait of Hormuz shipping.
- Rising energy costs pushed regular gasoline to $4.22 per gallon and diesel fuel to an all-time high of $5.94, according to AAA. Airlines have responded by trimming schedules and raising fares.
- Vice-President JD Vance recently refused to set "artificial timelines" for the war's conclusion, contrasting sharply with Trump's post-election prediction as Republicans defend narrow Congressional majorities amid voter frustration.
- Stretching into its seventh month, the conflict defies Trump's initial prediction of a weeks-long engagement, while foreign policy experts argue the administration has run out of options to resolve the stalemate.
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U.S. President Donald Trump stated on the 9th (local time) that the war with Iran would end immediately after the U.S. midterm elections. According to U.S. political news outlet Politico and others, President Trump met with reporters at Joint Base Andrews near Washington, D.C., before departing for Dallas, Texas, where the Republican midterm convention is being held. He said, "I think the war will end as soon as the election is over," adding, "T…
Donald Trump claimed that the war with Iran would end immediately after the midterm elections, and further alleged that Iran's escalation of attacks was aimed at undermining the Republican Party's popularity and causing them to lose the election.
The U.S. leader predicts that the conflict in the Middle East will end after the November elections, alluding to economic pressure. The rising cost of crude oil and gas rests with its allies. War tension escalates with mutual attacks in the strategic strait.
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