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Trump rules out US strike on Iran before midterms
Original: iran news
President Trump says the United States will not launch strikes against Iran before November's midterm elections. Oil prices eased on the remarks, though analysts remain wary, with some reports saying he was still weighing a strike and NBC noting the pledge failed to fully calm oil markets. Attention now turns to the fate of nuclear talks and whether tensions resurface after the vote.
Why now: Markets and observers are reacting to Trump's statement ruling out military action against Iran ahead of the US midterm elections.
Evidence
- Oil Prices Retreat After Trump Appears to Rule out Iran Strikes Before Midterms · WSJ
- Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms · CityNews Vancouver
- Trump says US will not strike Iran before midterm elections · Al Jazeera
- Trump promises not to attack Iran before November’s US midterms · The Guardian
- Oil Falls as Trump Says US Will Not Attack Iran Before Midterms · Bloomberg.com
- Trump Is Considering a Plan to Strike Iran Before the Midterms · The Atlantic
- Oil falls as Trump comments on Iran talks ease supply concerns · Reuters
- Trump’s pledge not to strike Iran before midterms fails to soothe oil markets · NBC News
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