United States President, Donald Trump, has said the United States will not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, citing ongoing discussions between the two countries aimed at ending their six-month-old war.
Trump made the announcement on Thursday in a post on his Truth Social platform, describing the negotiations as productive.
“We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
“We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the midterm elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.”
The conflict, which began in February following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, has put pressure on Trump’s domestic approval ratings and raised concerns among Republicans seeking to retain their narrow majorities in Congress during the November elections.
A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that about 60 per cent of Americans, including one in four Republicans, disapproved of Trump’s handling of the conflict.
The war has also contributed to a sharp rise in petrol prices, worsening concerns over the cost of living, which remains a major issue for voters.
Trump has repeatedly expressed expectations that oil prices would decline after the elections but has yet to present a detailed strategy for ending the war.
Meanwhile, Washington and Tehran have exchanged proposals in recent weeks aimed at bringing the conflict to an end and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical international route for energy shipments.
However, Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal.
Iran’s state media reported on Thursday that the country would not give up uranium enrichment or surrender its uranium stockpile.
The report cited the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation and came days after US Vice President JD Vance told Reuters that Tehran must make “meaningful” reductions in its enrichment capacity.
The United States, Israel and their Western allies have long accused Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons, an allegation Tehran has consistently denied.
