Trump says Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after midterm elections
President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end “immediately” after the US midterm elections, and that energy prices would fall once the vote was over. He accused Tehran of prolonging the conflict to keep fuel prices high. The war, launched on February 28, has lasted more than six months, and Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel on Wednesday.
Why it matters: This bears on the energy markets theme because the president is tying the trajectory of oil prices and the war to the US election calendar.