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2026-11-04 07:48:25
[Trump says the US has no immediate plans to strike Iran, downplaying speculation about escalation of conflict after midterm elections] (1) According to the Financial Times, Trump said the US currently has no plans to strike Iran and downplayed speculation that the US is preparing to escalate the conflict with Iran after the midterm elections. (2) In an interview with the Financial Times on Tuesday, Trump suggested he was satisfied with the current stalemate with Iran; however, he also said he was prepared to go to war if necessary. (3) In a six-minute phone interview, Trump said, “We seem to be getting everything we want.” When asked about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s strong hints that an attack would be launched later this week, Trump said, “I’m ready, we’re ready. We can strike whenever we need to, but maybe we don’t need to.” (4) Trump claimed that energy prices would drop sharply after the midterm elections, that more oil was currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war, and that the US blockade of Iranian ports was successfully crippling Tehran’s economy; he said, “This is a great situation.” (5) Trump emphasized that he would not share any attack plans in advance, but said that indirect negotiations with Iran on the nuclear issue were still ongoing.
