Trump suggests US-Iran war could end after midterm elections

US President Donald Trump has suggested that the ongoing war with Iran might conclude after the US midterm elections, according to reports on September 11.

US President Donald Trump on Friday commented on a potential timeline for the conclusion of the war with Iran, according to available reports. The specific details of the timeline mentioned by the president were not immediately clear.

The United States plans to impose sanctions on a major bank on Monday as part of its efforts to increase economic pressure on Iran, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. While the name of the bank or country was not disclosed, Bessent stated the move is aimed at compelling Tehran to end the ongoing conflict. The sanctions were reportedly delayed from Friday due to events marking the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Meanwhile, Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has publicly stated that Washington's attempts to control rising global oil prices have failed. On the social media platform X, Qalibaf mocked US strategies, including market intervention and the release of strategic oil reserves, saying these measures have not reversed the upward trend in crude oil prices.

Iran has declared United States sanctions as an act of "terrorism," according to reports on Thursday, September 10. This declaration marks a new phase in the rhetorical escalation between the two countries amid the ongoing conflict.

Analysts suggest Iran is intensifying its confrontational actions against the United States to increase political and economic pressure on President Donald Trump less than two months before the US midterm elections.

The assessment comes as President Trump on Wednesday stated, “I think the war will end immediately after the election,” adding that he believed Iran “can’t hold out any longer.”

According to reports, the conflict, which began on February 28, has seen Iran adopt a more aggressive stance rather than seeking diplomacy. The war reportedly started with US-Israeli attacks that resulted in the death of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is his named successor but has not yet made a public appearance.

In its latest actions, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it had targeted 10 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and also struck a US military base in Jordan.

US President Donald Trump has suggested the ongoing conflict with Iran and resulting high fuel prices could conclude after the American midterm elections in November. In recent remarks, Trump indicated that a significant drop in oil and petrol prices would follow the end of the war, linking the timeline for both events to the upcoming elections.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that the United States may strike Iran's "Pickaxe Mountain," a fortified site near the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, urging Tehran to be cautious.

"We notice there’s a little activity at Pickaxe. I would advise Iran not to get cute because we will have to hit them very hard," Trump said during a speech at the midterm Republican convention in Dallas.

According to reports, Pickaxe Mountain hosts two deeply buried tunnel complexes. The warning comes as rising oil and gas prices, linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran that began in February, have become a significant issue for the Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections.

In a further elaboration of his position, US President Donald Trump has claimed the US military destroyed nine Iranian navy ships and has "full control" of the Strait of Hormuz.

Speaking to the media before departing for Dallas, President Trump also stated that what he termed the "siege of Iran is producing good results." The new claims add to his earlier prediction that the ongoing conflict with Iran would end after the US midterm elections in November.

In his latest remarks, US President Donald Trump added that he believes Iran will not be able to sustain the conflict under continued US economic pressure, offering a reason for his prediction that the war will end after the November 2026 midterm elections.