Trump says return to war with Iran 'highly unlikely' as long as sides continue negotiations
WASHINGTON — President Trump revealed Sunday it is “highly unlikely” that the US will resume the war in Iran as long as talks over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program continue to make progress. “It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement,” Trump told during a phone interview . “The answer is highly unlikely it’s going to be necessary. They’re a failing nation. It just came out, you saw this year, 301% inflation. Highly unlikely it will be necessary.”
“So it’s highly unlikely I’ll have to,” he went on. “They’re withering away financially. We’ve hit them militarily. We could finish them off.” 4 President Donald Trump speaks in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein 4 President Donald Trump speaks at the East Wing ballroom construction site at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. AFP via Getty Images Trump previously signaled that he was unlikely to resume the military campaign against Iran until after the midterm elections last Tuesday, but has since conveyed optimism about the progress being made in negotiations.
Left out here: Drops what it reported before
The article never says that US forces struck Iranian air defences on Qeshm Island in the days before Trump's interview. The Post reported those strikes the day before. Without them, a reader of 'return to war' and 'resume the military campaign' believes US attacks on Iran have stopped, when the US had just hit Iranian territory.
How we know
- New York Post wrote earlier“The US military carried out fresh strikes on Iranian air defenses on Qeshm Island after vessels were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz”Trump confirms fresh US strikes on Iran defenses as talks turn to nuke inspectors (opens in a new tab)
- Al-Monitor reported“Washington said on November 2 that it had struck the island in a limited defensive measure”Trump says he is highly unlikely to order Iran strikes if talks progress (opens in a new tab)
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Sobhan Farajvan/Pacific Press/Shutterstock 4 A giant poster depicting Donald Trump, JD Vance, Benjamin Netanyahu and Steve Witkoff is displayed in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 3, 2026. Anadolu via Getty Images Still, he has maintained a blockade around Iran to cripple the US adversary economically. Democrats have vowed to adopt a resolution restricting Trump’s ability to wage war on Iran once they retake control of Congress in January.
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