U.S. President Trump made remarks to reporters at an airport while traveling from Washington to Texas.
Responding to a question about when gasoline prices in the United States would fall, Trump pointed to the congressional midterm elections scheduled for Nov. 3. Trump said the United States was not currently engaged in active negotiations with Iran and argued that the war would end immediately after the elections.
Trump also claimed that Iran was trying to influence the congressional midterm elections in the United States, but did not provide details about the claim.
Trump said the main aim of the war with Iran was to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons and reiterated this assessment. Trump also asserted that the U.S. Navy had full control of the Strait of Hormuz and that many oil tankers passed through the strait every day.