Trump says US will not attack Iran before November’s midterm elections

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President Donald Trump said the United States will not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, citing productive discussions with Tehran. His statement links a national security decision to the domestic electoral calendar.

US President Donald Trump said the US would not attack Iran ahead of November’s midterm elections, citing what he said were “productive discussions” with the Islamic Republic. “We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd,” Trump wrote in a social media post on Thursday. The president’s comments amounted to an unusual blending of US national security issues and domestic politics. They follow recent reporting in The...