Trump says US will not attack Iran before Nov. 3 midterms
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, after reports that his administration was considering renewed strikes.
“We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He said Washington was having “productive discussions” with Tehran, while adding that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place and that Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
The statement followed reporting by The Atlantic that the White House had asked the Pentagon to develop options for strikes before the election, although the scale, targets and final decision remained under discussion. A Pentagon official told Anadolu that the department’s role was to develop and present military options to the president but did not confirm or deny the reports. Axios separately reported that U.S. Central Command had been instructed to prepare for a possible resumption of major combat operations without a specified date.
At a Wednesday campaign rally, Trump said an Iran agreement was “not really something that I want to do,” while praising special envoy Steve Witkoff’s negotiations and predicting the war would end soon.
According to CNBC, the conflict has driven oil and gasoline prices higher. Brent crude rose more than 4% Thursday to above $104 a barrel.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needed tighter attribution and removal of an unsupported contrast inference while preserving the sourced facts. - "following reports that his administration was considering renewed strikes before voting concluded": The sources say recent reports said Trump was considering or the White House asked the Pentagon for options, but The Atlantic also reported advisers believed the right moment would be after the midterms rather than before; phrasing as 'renewed strikes before voting concluded' overstates the reporting without attribution. - "Trump’s Thursday announcement also contrasted with remarks at a Wednesday campaign rally": The contrast/significance is the writer's inference; sources say it was a shift from his posture or report the Wednesday remarks, but the article can state sequence without asserting contrast. - "according to CNBC": The Brent crude figure appears in CNBC source material, but the sentence's broader claim that the conflict has driven oil and gasoline prices higher is also sourced to CNBC; attribution only on the oil price could imply the first sentence is unattributed reporting.
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Trump says US will not attack Iran before Nov. 3 midterms
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, followingafter reports that his administration was considering renewed strikes before voting concluded.strikes.
“We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He said Washington was having “productive discussions” with Tehran, while adding that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place and that Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
The statement followed reporting by The Atlantic that the White House had asked the Pentagon to develop options for strikes before the election, although the scale, targets and final decision remained under discussion. A Pentagon official told Anadolu that the department’s role was to develop and present military options to the president but did not confirm or deny the reports. Axios separately reported that U.S. Central Command had been instructed to prepare for a possible resumption of major combat operations without a specified date.
Trump’s Thursday announcement also contrasted with remarks atAt a Wednesday campaign rally, where heTrump said an Iran agreement was “not really something that I want to do,” while praising special envoy Steve Witkoff’s negotiations and predicting the war would end soon.
TheAccording to CNBC, the conflict has driven oil and gasoline prices higher. Brent crude rose more than 4% Thursday to above $104 a barrel, according to CNBC.barrel.
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