Trump says US will not attack Iran before midterm elections in November

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Donald Trump said the United States will not attack Iran before November’s midterm elections, pointing to productive discussions with Tehran. He added that the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect and said oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States is having productive discussions with Iran and will not launch an attack on the country before US midterm congressional elections in November. "We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. He said the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect and that oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.