Trump says Iran war will end ‘soon’ but demands nuclear guarantee as U.S. weighs possible post-election strikes

President Donald Trump said Friday that the war with Iran would be “wrapped up soon” but offered no details on how, while insisting that any settlement must guarantee Tehran never acquires a nuclear weapon.

“We need a guarantee there’ll never be a nuclear weapon,” Trump said in an interview with Kansas City radio station KCMO.

Trump has previously said the United States would not strike Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, but U.S. officials have continued preparing military options for possible renewed action afterward.

Washington is simultaneously pursuing diplomacy. Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday in coordination with the United States as part of a renewed effort to revive negotiations, while Iran has said the proposals presented so far remain unacceptable unless its own conditions are addressed.

Trump has also said another U.S. military operation against Iran remains possible, and recent reporting has pointed to contingency planning for strikes on Iranian nuclear, missile and other strategic infrastructure.

The president’s public message therefore combines two tracks: pressure for a nuclear guarantee and the possibility of renewed military action, while negotiations through regional intermediaries continue.