Politics · United States · 4 hrs ago
Trump says Iran war will end soon and oil prices will fall
US President Donald Trump says the war with Iran will end soon.
Speaking at the White House, he predicted that oil prices would fall sharply once the fighting ends.
His comments came before US congressional midterm elections on November 3, when voters have raised concerns about high fuel prices.
Trump said high oil costs were a small price to pay to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
He also said the war was not fully over because Iran still had obligations to meet.
Trump said the US could leave now, but he wants confidence that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon in five, six or ten years.
He gave no details about those obligations or a timeline beyond saying the war would end soon.
President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end soon and oil prices would fall sharply afterward.
He said Iran still had steps to take, so the war had not completely ended.
Trump said the United States must ensure Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon in five, six or ten years.
He described high oil prices as a small price to pay to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
His remarks came amid concern about high fuel prices before the US congressional midterm elections on November 3.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump.
- What
- He said the war with Iran would end soon and oil prices would fall sharply afterward.
- When
- October 20, 2026.
- Where
- At a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House.
- Why
- Trump said the US wants to ensure Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. He also responded to a question about high fuel prices ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
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- Speaker
- Donald Trump
- War
- Iran
- Oil prices
- Trump said they would fall sharply after the war ends
- Midterm elections
- November 3
- Nuclear weapons
- Trump said the US must ensure Iran does not obtain one in five, six or ten years
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What people are saying
As soon as the war with Iran ends, which will be very soon, oil prices will plummet like a rock
As soon as the war with Iran ends, which will be very soon, oil prices will plummet like a rock
We could leave there right now if we wanted to and we would have done a great job, but that is not enough for me. We have to make sure that five years, six years, ten years from now there will be no nuclear weapon, and that is what will happen
We could leave there right now if we wanted to and we would have done a great job, but that is not enough for me. We have to make sure that five years, six years, ten years from now this will not happen, and that is what will happen