President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he expects Iran will abandon its war effort after the US midterm elections – and he conceded American gas prices are unlikely to fall before then.<br>
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Speaking to reporters on his way to the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Trump asserted that Iran would continue the war into November in an effort to damage him politically.<br>
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"I think it’s going to take a little bit longer than the midterm," Trump said of gas prices coming down. "They’re desperate to try and affect the election so that we can get a nice weak group of people in there and leave them alone and let them have their nuclear weapon."<br>
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But he added that he believes Iran is near collapse and that it would seek an end to the conflict "immediately after the election," prompting oil prices to tumble downward.<br>
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"They can’t hold out any longer," he said.<br>
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Trump’s remarks come as the global benchmark oil price has topped $100 a barrel once again, driven by stepped-up fighting in Iran in recent days that has further jeopardized the flow of crude through the Strait of Hormuz.<br>
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The surge in oil prices is likely to further increase fuel costs in the US, which have <a href="https://www.britannica.com/search?query=emerged">emerged</a> as a key economic pain point ahead of the midterms. Gas prices on Wednesday jumped 7.3 cents per gallon, <a href="https://profobzor.com/hermes-ltd-obzor-i-otzyvy-o-proeke/">порно жесток бесплатно</a> the largest one-day increase since May, according to AAA data. The average gas price nationwide is now $4.22 per gallon.<br>
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Diesel prices have also soared, with the average hitting a record $5.94 per gallon Wednesday.
