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Trump says US military will not attack Iran before midterm elections
The New York Post ^ | 10/08/2026 | Ryan King

Posted on 10/08/2026 10:47:11 AM PDT by thegagline

President Trump claimed that his administration is “having productive discussions” and vowed to hold off on resuming attacks against the Islamic Republic before the midterm elections.

“We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the president wrote on Truth Social Thursday.

“[W]hile Iran is in very bad condition, both Economically and Militarily and while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, with Oil flowing in Record Numbers of Barrels through the Hormuz Strait,” he added, “we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections.”

The president has long been rumored to be considering a resumption of attacks against Iran after the midterms take place.

In his Truth Social post, Trump claimed that the US got 22 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz and underscored his pledge to ensure Iran will not obtain a nuclear weapon.***

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1) A war is being waged, predicated on the price of crude oil and posturing in an attempt to salvage the upcoming midterm elections.

2) “Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.” Sun Tzu, Art of War.

3) According to UKMTO, 10 ships have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz since October 1.

4) Kpler reported on Tuesday that the number of detectable vessels passing through the strait had fallen to its lowest level in more than two months, with only seven vessels passing through the crucial waterway in the previous week, the lowest figure since July 23.

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1 posted on 10/08/2026 10:47:11 AM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline

There is a lot more oil getting through by other means bypassing the straight.


2 posted on 10/08/2026 10:53:40 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: thegagline

3) According to UKMTO, 10 ships have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz since October 1.

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Expect that number to increase. Daily.


3 posted on 10/08/2026 10:55:34 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: thegagline
"Trump says US military will not attack Iran before midterm elections"

Bill and Hillary Clinton taught me how to read that statement.

4 posted on 10/08/2026 11:12:07 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: thegagline


"The hell I won't."
5 posted on 10/08/2026 11:16:31 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dfwgator

If only h had been John Wayne in March and April.


6 posted on 10/08/2026 11:25:36 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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To: thegagline

Less talk, more action. I’ve seen this movie about dozen times in the past few months.


7 posted on 10/08/2026 11:29:54 AM PDT by HonorInPa
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8 posted on 10/08/2026 11:41:01 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: thegagline

I thought we had already blown them off the face of the earth 10 times? News flash: The military won’t attack after the elections, Trump has no stomach for doing what could have ended this war in April.


9 posted on 10/08/2026 12:29:07 PM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: thegagline

Trump says he things it is stupid to pronounce anything about projected use of military. He also has track record of making statements to confuse an enemy.


10 posted on 10/08/2026 12:38:45 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: thegagline

Deflection.

How’s the War on the 40+ Trillion Big Un-Beautiful Debt Enslavement Cult going?

And it’s destruction of the Costs of Living . ✖️✖️🌪️


11 posted on 10/08/2026 12:43:18 PM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by 🙏 the prophesied set before you." ) I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
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To: Raycpa

“He also has track record of making statements to confuse an enemy.”
Military will attack before the midterms……..and Trump administration, CIA, Mossad is always watching. If they detect the CCP adding to Iran’s arsenal, the shit will fly.


12 posted on 10/08/2026 12:53:17 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: doc maverick

Agree, if they should, they will.


13 posted on 10/08/2026 1:09:30 PM PDT by Theophilus (Pass SAVE Act)
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To: thegagline

Why the wait ?
Politics ?


14 posted on 10/08/2026 1:23:28 PM PDT by A strike (a Very Stupid Unnecessary War)
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To: Raycpa

If I were Iran I wouldn’t be turning off my radars 😂. I think they are going to misread this, fire on a ship and take a 7 day beat down


15 posted on 10/08/2026 1:25:24 PM PDT by wiseprince (Me)
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To: Steely Tom

And right you are.

I. Was thinking the same, but you said best


16 posted on 10/08/2026 2:41:19 PM PDT by ReganFan4ever (Jesus saves. Moses invests.)
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To: thegagline

Gas is down to $3.69 at the Murphy’s near us in Metro Atlanta.


17 posted on 10/08/2026 2:45:30 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Gas is down to $3.69 at the Murphy’s near us in Metro Atlanta.

RBOB is up 82.07% in a year

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18 posted on 10/08/2026 6:47:13 PM PDT by thegagline (If you hate Christians, Vote Talarico. Sic semper tyrannis! Zeldin for President )
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