Trump says Iran war will end ‘SOON’ as gas prices hit new high and Republicans fear midterm bloodbath
Donald Trump has said the war with Iran will end ‘soon’ as the global economy reels from rising oil prices triggered by the conflict.
“It’s a little bit of this and that… Whenever I want it to be over, it’s going to be over,” Trump said in a brief phone interview with Axios on Wednesday.
‘The war is going great. We are way ahead of schedule. ‘Even in the first six weeks we did more damage than we thought possible.’
While the president claims that his war goals in the Middle East have largely been achieved, Israeli and US officials say they are preparing to continue hitting Iran for at least two more weeks.
Seven US soldiers were killed following Donald Trump’s attack on Iran on February 28.
The human toll comes as concerns grow about the financial cost of the Pentagon burning $5.6 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of the war.
With oil prices reaching levels not seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, gas prices have jumped to an average of $3.6 per gallon from $2.9 before the war began.
Trump said he hoped for a quick end to the war after his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. Trump told reporters that US forces were “well ahead of schedule” and claimed that Iran’s military had been effectively destroyed.
Trump says war with Iran will end ‘soon’ as global economy reels from rising oil prices triggered by conflict
With oil prices reaching levels not seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, gas prices have jumped to an average of $3.6 per gallon from $2.9 before the war began.
The human toll comes as concerns mount about the financial cost, with the Pentagon burning $5.6 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of the war.
Trump also noted that the Iranian regime must pay the price for its past aggression against the United States and its allies in the Gulf countries.
‘They were after the rest of the Middle East. They have been paying the price for the death and destruction they have caused for 47 years. This is a refund. “They won’t get off that easy,” Trump said.
The president also claimed that the military destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying boats intended to disrupt oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump’s sudden move to end the conflict comes at a time when most Americans have a negative view of Trump’s handling of the war ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
A new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll reveals support for Trump is at 44 per cent, down four points since last week and the lowest level ever recorded in Daily Mail tracking.
The closure of Hormuz, the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, has increased oil prices. One fifth of global oil flows through the bottleneck.
Since the start of the war, Iran has blocked the passage by launching drone and missile attacks in retaliation against the United States and its Gulf allies.
More Americans are beginning to feel the cost of war in their daily lives.
Higher gas prices can increase the cost of shipping goods and lead to higher prices for everything from groceries to consumer products.
As a result of the global oil crisis, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday that member countries have removed 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves in an attempt to cushion rising prices.
US and Israeli airstrikes have hit Iran’s capital Tehran since the start of ‘Operation Epic Rage’
Trump had previously warned the Islamic regime not to block the flow of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
11 nautical miles north of Oman, the Thai-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree was attacked with an ‘unknown projectile’.
Meanwhile, three commercial ships bound for Saudi Arabia were attacked while passing through the waterway this week.
An attack with an ‘unknown projectile’ on the Thai-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree, 11 nautical miles north of Oman, caused a fire on the ship.
Iran today confirmed it attacked Mayuree Naree, adding: ‘American attackers and their associates have no right of passage.’
Authorities are searching for three crew members missing from the ship after 20 people were rescued by the Omani navy.
Trump had previously warned the Islamic regime not to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and added: ‘The military consequences against Iran will be at a level never seen before.’
