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Trump promises not to attack Iran before November’s US midterms
Statement outlines pause on protracted war US president has struggled to end after almost eight months
Donald Trump has promised not to attack Iran before November’s US midterm elections, outlining a pause on the protracted war he has struggled to end after almost eight months.
In a Truth Social post on Thursday, the US president said Washington was “having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran”, which he claimed was “in very bad condition, both Economically and Militarily”.
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Joseph Gedeon in Washington · Thu, Oct 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
US news | The Guardian
Statement outlines pause on protracted war US president has struggled to end after almost eight months
Donald Trump has promised not to attack Iran before November’s US midterm elections, outlining a pause on the protracted war he has struggled to end after almost eight months.
In a Truth Social post on Thursday, the US president said Washington was “having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran”, which he claimed was “in very bad condition, both Economically and Militarily”.
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