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Source: theguardian.com
<p>The US president said that the war will end âas soon as I want it to endâ as the midterms take place under a cloud of economic uncertainty</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p><p>US president Donald Trump claimed the Iran war âwill end very soon,â as voters consider their options ahead of midterm elections that are taking place amid economic uncertainty and ongoing global conflict.</p><p>Speaking to reporters on Wednesday evening, <a href="https://x.com/Osint613/status/2110591907701375456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2110591907701375456%7Ctwgr%5E3925ad63446b45c8253c7ac3176627ed48daf1e4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstpost.com%2Fworld%2Firan-war-will-end-as-soon-as-i-want-says-trump-14053042.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Trump said</a>: âThe Iran war will end very soon. Itâs going to end very soon, as soon as I want it to end, itâll end.â He added that Iran would ânever have a nuclear weaponâ and that oil prices would âdrop like a rockâ.</p><p>James Talarico, the Texas Democratic nominee for Senate, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/texas-democrat-james-talarico-televised-town-hall-us-politics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">faced a grilling</a> from undecided voters on a range of issues from Gaza to his faith at a town hall. Something he emphasized was his aspiration to put residents above party allegiance.</p><p>Ukraineâs president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt âbetrayedâ by the US after Ukraineâs military access to Elon Muskâs Starlink satellite was restricted. The US president has denied that the administration has cut intelligence sharing but Musk suggested on X that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/15/ukraine-russia-war-starlink-zelenskyy-putin-elon-musk-trump-europe-latest-news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">the US government was behind the restrictions</a>.</p><p>Trumpâs new press secretary Katie Zacharia is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/trump-press-secretary-lawyer-zacharia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">facing scrutiny</a> over her claims that sheâs a lawyer. Zacharia has clarified some of the questions but the big one remains: has she ever passed the bar?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/15/donald-trump-midterms-rallies-iran-ukraine-starlink-intelligence-fuel-gas-cost-of-living-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>