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

Bloomberg · South China Morning Post

Published 9 Oct 2026, 4:39 am·53 min ago·1 min read

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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...

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