Trump pledges no Iran strike before midterms — SkimNews
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- Trump declared Thursday the U.S. will not attack Iran ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, reversing a several-days-long internal debate over resuming major combat operations.
- The source itself cautions that Trump's past statements about his intentions in Iran have not always matched what followed, leaving room for the pre-midterms pledge to shift.
Why it matters: After weighing resumed combat operations for several days, Trump's pre-midterms pledge sidesteps an election-eve escalation, though the source itself flags that his earlier Iran statements have not always aligned with subsequent actions — leaving the durability of the pause in doubt.
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