Iran · 10 September, 2026 · 2 min read
Trump Says U.S.-Iran War Ends Immediately After Nov. 3 Midterms, Promises $5,000
Trump says Iran war will end immediately after the November midterm elections. Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz as the 'Trump Strait'.
Whether the war ends before midterms or immediately after.
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Anadolu Ajansı
“Trump said Wednesday that the war between the United States and Iran will “end immediately” after the Nov. [S2] US midterm elections.”Read the original ↗
Euronews
“President Donald Trump said he does not expect the war with Iran to end before the midterm elections scheduled for November”
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Read the original ↗One outlet stresses immediate end after elections while another says it will not end before them.
Trump’s Iran war timeline
US President Donald Trump told reporters that the war between the United States and Iran will “end immediately” after the Nov. 3 US midterm elections, saying Tehran “can’t hold out any longer.”
“the war between the United States and Iran will “end immediately” after the Nov. 3 US midterm elections”
Trump also said Washington is “not looking” for negotiations with Tehran, adding “Yes, a negotiation could possibly happen, but it’s not something we’re looking at,” as he headed to Dallas, Texas to address the Republican Party’s first midterm convention.
In the same remarks, Trump claimed the US had incapacitated nine Iranian tankers, saying: “We’ve taken out about nine of their tankers.”
The Anadolu Ajansı account also quoted US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejecting claims that Iran is receiving outside assistance that is altering the conflict, saying: “We don't believe anybody's giving Iran anything that's changing the dynamics or the parameters of what we're seeing.”A
Strait of Hormuz and threats
At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Trump said the US is “winning” the war with Iran and connected that claim to oil prices, saying: “Once we win the ongoing war with Iran, oil prices will fall.”
Trump also renewed his push to rename the Strait of Hormuz, telling the gathering: “We should call it the 'Trump Strait.'”
The Economic Times report added that Trump said he expected oil prices to fall once the US “win[s] the war with Iran,” and he reiterated that the US could potentially target Iran’s suspected nuclear-related site at Pickaxe Mountain if activity resumed.
In a separate account, Al-Manar TV Lebanon said Trump claimed the US “control[s] the Hormuz Strait” and suggested renaming it as “the Trump Strait,” while also warning that Washington could strike Pickaxe Mountain after reports of “a little movement” there.
Escalation signals and economic pressure
Iran’s senior leaders signaled readiness to escalate as US pressure grows, with the New York Times describing that Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf told lawmakers the era of “proportionate responses” was over.
“the era of “proportionate responses” to American attacks was over.”
The New York Times also reported that Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, announced plans to impose a “restricted zone” for shipping in the Persian Gulf that would go beyond efforts to control the Strait of Hormuz.
Los Angeles Times reporting said Iran is ready for more intense war and will escalate counterstrikes if the US continues attacking its territory and infrastructure, quoting a senior official from the Islamic Republic who said the country has “no intention of backing down” under a US naval blockade and attacks on its oil tankers.
That same Los Angeles Times account tied the conflict to economic strain, saying Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel and that U.S. diesel pump prices hit a record last week as political pressure mounted before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.