Trump says Iran war will end ‘very soon’, Tehran ‘failing very badly’

US President Donald Trump said that the war with Iran would end “very soon” and reiterated that Tehran would not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. Speaking in Washington on Tuesday at an event to unveil a new AI-powered federal platform, Trump said Iran was “failing very badly” but did not provide further details on how the conflict could end. “That’ll be over with very soon, ” Trump said when asked about the war. He also said Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, while predicting that oil prices would fall sharply. “They will not have a nuclear weapon, and oil prices are going to be tumbling down just like they were before I had to make that little excursion to the Islamic Republic of Iran, ” Trump said. Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps urged Americans to vote out US President Donald Trump’s allies in Congress. A 26-page letter by the Guards, published on Tuesday, urges Americans to use their political power to remove current leaders from office and reject US support for Israel and military intervention abroad. While the missive was unlikely to sway US voters who may not even see the text published by Iranian media, it identifies issues that US political analysts say are working against Trump and the Republican Party ahead of November 3 congressional elections, when the opposition Democrats could retake control of one or both legislative chambers, potentially impeding Trump’s political agenda. “Remove from power the evil, deceitful, and violent politicians who are responsible for America’s current state, ” the letter said. “Make sure your politicians understand that the world has changed. ” Trump campaigned in 2024 pledging to ⁠avoid new wars, end existing conflicts and bring down inflation, but the war with Iran, which Trump launched alongside Israel, has contributed to higher global fuel prices and spread in the Middle East. A Reuters/Ipsos poll published September 21 found just 17% of respondents approved Trump’s handling of the cost of living — the top issue Americans say will determine how they vote in November. Only 34% approved of the strikes on Iran. Trump, who broke with Republican orthodoxy in 2016 when he called the US invasion of Iraq a major mistake, allowed the final withdrawal from Iraq on Wednesday, which was agreed in 2024 by former President Joe Biden. The withdrawal comes 23 years after US-led forces toppled President Saddam Hussein.

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