Trump says Iran war ‘will end immediately’ after US midterm elections

The president added the US is not looking to restart negotiations with Iran after the failure of previous ceasefire talks.United States President Donald Trump has offered his latest prediction for concluding the war in Iran, indicating that an end date could come after the upcoming US midterm elections.“This war will end immediately after our election,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Dallas, Texas.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What to know about US Republican ‘midterm convention’ in Dallas, Texaslist 2 of 3Brent crude surpasses $100 a barrel as Iran, US escalate attackslist 3 of 3Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could activate defence pact, Pakistan saysend of listTrump claimed the Iranian government was stalling an end to the war in order to secure a more favourable political environment in the US.The Democratic Party is angling to take control of one or both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterms. Currently, Trump’s Republican Party maintains slim majorities in both.“They’re desperate to try and affect the election so that we can get a nice, weak group of people in there,” Trump said of Iran’s strategy for the ...