Trump hopes Iran war nearing end as Houthi-Saudi fighting escalates
Trump said talks could end the conflict soon as Houthi attacks on Saudi energy sites raise risks to global oil supplies, officials said.
- 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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President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is "hopefully" nearing the end of its nearly seven-month war with Iran, even as fighting escalates between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Trump told reporters in North Carolina that Tehran "wants to make a deal" and confirmed he had spoken with Iranian officials directly.💡According to Axios, Trump plans to meet Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in New York next Tuesday…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran could end “pretty soon,” while reiterating that the United States remains prepared to launch further strikes if necessary and insisting Tehran will never obtain a nuclear weapon. Speaking in North Carolina on Wednesday, Trump said he believed the conflict was approaching its conclusion sooner than he […]
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