Trump hopes Iran war nearing end as Houthi-Saudi fighting escalates
Trump said the conflict could end soon after the midterms, and oil prices would tumble as Brent crude stayed above $104 a barrel.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump predicted the Iran war will likely end soon after November's mid-term elections, telling reporters in Ireland that energy prices would fall sharply once the conflict concludes.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared in New Delhi that Iran 'will not yield in front of bullying arrogance,' rejecting Trump's earlier assertion that Iran would have devastated the Middle East without U.S. military action.
- Houthis reportedly seized Yemen's port city of Mokha on Friday and advanced to Perim Island, threatening the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical shipping choke point connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
- Saudi Arabia shut down the East-West pipeline on Friday after drone attacks from Iraq damaged facilities in Riyadh and Medina; Trump suggested Iran was 'probably' responsible for the strikes targeting the kingdom's exports.
- Global oil prices retreated on Friday but remain volatile, with Brent crude peaking at around $108 a barrel this week, while Tehran prepares to meet Gulf states in Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz.
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The president said at the beginning of the war that the fighting would last only a few weeks, but the conflict is already in its seventh month.
Kronen Zeitung
vienna.atUS President Donald Trump expressed hope for an early end to the war against Iran. "Hopefully, we are approaching the end of the war," he said on Wednesday. Iran wants to reach an agreement.
Iran War Spreads to Yemen as Trump Signals Hope for End to Conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped the war against Iran was nearing an end as fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran backed Houthi forces intensified in Yemen, adding a new front to a conflict that has already disrupted energy supplies and shipping across the Gulf. Saudi aircraft have carried out strikes on Houthi positions […]
The Independent
The Independent (US)US-Iran war update: Trump says conflict ‘hopefully’ nearing end
Iran dismissed Donald Trump’s renewed claims that the Islamic Republic is seeking a quick deal to end the war
Trump hopes Iran war nearing end as Saudi-Houthi fighting escalates
President Donald Trump said he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near, as the conflict, in its seventh month, escalated with Saudi aircraft pounding Yemen and Houthi fighters launching drones and missiles at Saudi cities. The Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance in Yemen along the Red Sea and their attacks on Saudi Arabia, […]
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