Trump: Iran war ends after midterms — SkimNews
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- Trump announced the US-Iran war will end immediately after November's midterm elections, seven months after the US launched the conflict.
- Trump initially portrayed the war as a 'short-term excursion' that could be over in 'four to five' weeks, a timeline the seven-month duration has already surpassed.
Why it matters: Tying the war's end to the midterm calendar signals that political timing, not military conditions, is driving the de-escalation. The gap between Trump's four-to-five-week estimate and the actual seven-month run quantifies how dramatically the conflict outlasted his stated expectations.
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