Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Trump Says Iran War Will End Soon, Predicts Falling Oil Prices
Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end soon.
He said it might end through more fighting or through Iran signing an agreement on US terms.
Trump claimed Iran had lost important military equipment and that its leaders had been weakened.
He also said the United States had stopped Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Trump said Russia was sending oil to the United States, including diesel.
He predicted that this and US control of the Strait of Hormuz would make fuel prices fall.
The articles report his claims but do not independently verify them.
They give different settings for his remarks: one says a White House event, while the other says a campaign rally in Syracuse.
Donald Trump said Friday that the war with Iran would end “very soon” or “one way or the other.”
He said the conflict could end through continued fighting or an agreement on terms set by the United States.
Trump claimed Iran had lost its navy, air force, air defenses and radar, and that its leadership had been weakened.
He said the United States had prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Trump said Russia was sending the United States large quantities of oil, including diesel, and predicted fuel prices would fall.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump
- What
- Trump said the Iran war would end soon, made claims about Iran's military and nuclear capabilities, and predicted falling fuel prices.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- One article places the remarks at a White House event; another says he spoke to a reporter at a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York.
- Why
- Trump said the conflict would end either through military action or an agreement on terms set by the United States.
Military action
Agreement
How Trump said the war could end
Military action
Trump said the conflict could end through continued fighting or military action.
Agreement
Trump said it could instead end if Iran signed an agreement on terms set by the United States.
- Speaker
- US President Donald Trump
- Timing
- Friday
- War outlook
- Trump said the conflict would end soon, either through fighting or an agreement.
- Iran military
- Trump claimed Iran's navy, air force, air defenses and radar had been destroyed or neutralised.
- Nuclear issue
- Trump said the United States had prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
- Russian oil
- Trump said Russia was sending the United States millions of barrels of oil and described diesel supplies as a major deal.
- Fuel prices
- Trump predicted oil and diesel prices would fall rapidly.
- Reported setting
- The articles differ: one says a White House event; the other says a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York.
