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BackTrump says the U.S.-Iran war will end immediately after the midterm elections and oil prices will fall below $2 a gallon
Trump says the U.S.-Iran war will end immediately after the midterm elections and oil prices will fall below $2 a gallon
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Trump says the U.S.-Iran war will end immediately after the midterm elections and oil prices will fall below $2 a gallon

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U.S. President Trump said that the U.S.-Iran conflict will end immediately after the November midterm elections because Iran can no longer sustain it, and predicted that oil prices will fall sharply to below $2 per gallon after the election, but did not provide evidence to support his statement.

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The United States will hold midterm elections in early November. The conflict between the United States and Iran has continued to escalate recently, and international oil prices have risen accordingly.

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The conflict between the United States and Iran has continued to heat up recently, and international oil prices have risen further. U.S. President Trump said on Wednesday that oil prices will begin to plummet as soon as the midterm elections are over. When asked by the media about the basis for this prediction, Trump said that Iran "can no longer sustain it" and insisted that the war will end immediately after the midterm elections.

According to comprehensive media reports, the United States will hold midterm elections in early November, less than two months ago. Trump told the media on Wednesday before heading to Texas to attend the Republican midterm election conference that the U.S.-Iran war will "end immediately" after the November midterm elections because Iran can no longer survive. He also warned that more strikes against Iran were coming.

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Trump also accused Tehran of trying to influence the election results "so that a group of weak and incompetent people would be elected and they would be left alone to have nuclear weapons." However, Trump also admitted that diplomatic negotiations are still a possible option, but they are not the direction currently being considered. Trump said that he did want to make a deal at first, but now Iran's situation is precarious, so they are no longer pursuing a deal.

In response to the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, which has once again pushed up oil prices, Trump said that Iran is now in chaos and has serious inflation, and the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also expected that oil prices would fall sharply after the election, saying, "We will get the price below $2 a gallon."

Although Trump spoke again, he did not provide evidence for his statement, nor did he further explain why oil prices and wars reversed quickly after the election.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The US-Iran conflict will end immediately after the November midterm elections

    Possible · Within weeks

  • Oil prices will plummet to below $2 a gallon after the election

    Speculative · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What is Trump's specific basis for predicting that oil prices will fall below $2 per gallon?
  • What is Iran's current economic and military situation?
  • Will the US-Iran conflict really end immediately after the election?

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