U.S. won’t resume strikes on Iran before midterms, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the United States. Trump, while stumping for Republicans this week, has hinted that was confident that at endgame to the war cold come in the days before or after the election, while also hinting that he remained open to resuming full-scale military operations against Iran.For weeks, Trump has been threatening that a post-midterm election escalation in the seven-month-old war remains a viable option, despite his initial promises to Americans of a military campaign that would last a matter of weeks. 3:12 Trump says he would be willing to sacrifice Los Angeles or San Diego to win Iran War But Trump in a social media post on Thursday said the U.S. “will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.” Story continues below advertisement Trump added that his team has been “having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. Negotiations had ...