The US president has rejected claims that he is rushing to end the conflict ahead of midterm elections.
The US is not setting any deadlines for concluding the war against Iran, President Donald Trump has said.
The remarks contrast with Trump’s earlier claim, made shortly after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, that the fighting would last “four to five weeks.” He also repeatedly said over the past month that the war would be over “very soon.”
The US president told Fox News on Wednesday that there is “no time frame” and no rush to end the conflict.
“People say I want to get it over because of the midterms, not true,” Trump said.
Trump’s approval rating on the economy has fallen to a new low of 30% as energy shortages caused by the Iran war continue to drive prices higher, according to an AP-NORC poll published earlier this week.
On Tuesday, the president prolonged the ceasefire with Tehran indefinitely, while keeping the US blockade of Iranian ports in place.
The announcement came just hours before the expiration of the two-week truce between the sides. Earlier the same day, Iran opted out of talks with an American delegation in Pakistan, arguing that any discussions are pointless as long as Washington’s “bullying” continues.
Trump told Fox News that there is “no time pressure” when it comes to the ceasefire or setting a new date for talks with Tehran. His goal is to “get a good deal for the American people,” he added.
”The blockade scares [Iran] even more than the bombing,” Trump claimed. “They’ve been bombed for years but the blockade they hate.”
The president also called Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghachi “a smart man,” who will “be there when talks get underway again.”
Iran has said it is prepared to fight the US “until complete victory.” Tehran’s envoy to Beijing, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, told RT India earlier this week that there will be no talks until the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for some 25% of global crude oil trade, continues. What the Americans expect from Iran “is not dialogue, but surrender,” and that is not going to happen, he insisted.
Tehran has further tightened its control of the strait since Trump’s announcement of an indefinite truce, seizing at least two ships and escorting them to Iranian ports, Reuters reported on Thursday.
Seriously, is Donny saying this to manipulate the market so his jew friends can cash in?
This helps solve the American unemployment crisis – the US Navy would be unemployed if they didn’t terrorize others and steal from them.
While the media distracts us with Iran, control over the Bab el Mandab Strait and Mayun Island is more important to global trade https://en.ypagency.net/390823
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/04/23/2263113.html
BUT- there’s a time frame for removing Trump (25th Amendment, Militia uprisings, etc.) and the Zionists from D.C…And,
It’s being worked on as we type..!
There is oil getting through from Saudi Arabia via the Red Sea but just watch as Hezbollah shut it down, under instructions from Iran. That said, even this is a drop in the bucket and its not just about oil, there’s helium, fertilisers and more than world needs.
Captain Clownfish appears hell bent on steering the world economy towards the proverbial rocks of depression. Probably the worst depression the world will ever see. Time he was impeached and removed from office, along with his creepy Zionist keepers.