The war between Iran and the United States began on February 28, after US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | World News

President Donald Trump said that Iran was holding out in hopes of impacting the result of the 2026 midterm elections.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Iran war would end immediately after the midterm elections take place in the United States.“I think the

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Iran war will end "immediately" after the upcoming US midterm elections later this year.

Trump also argued that Iran wants a nuclear weapon and warned of the consequences if it obtains one