The war with Iran "is going to end immediately after the [US midterm] election because they can't hold out any longer," US President Donald Trump said of Iran's leaders on Wednesday.
Speaking at the Republican midterm convention, the first such event to be held at a massive arena in Dallas, Texas, Trump described the November 3 vote as "one of the most important elections of your lives," and once again defended the war against Iran.
The US president restated his argument that he had launched the attacks to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. He also promised that oil prices would fall as soon as the US had won the war.
But even if Trump's promises are taken at face value, rising gas prices are sure to hurt Republicans' electoral prospects in the midterms.
On Wednesday, Brent crude — the global benchmark for prices — jumped to over $100 (€86) per barrel. The fighting escalated again this week, with the US striking Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for Iran's targeting of a US warship.
