WorldTrump says US will win Iran war 'very soon'
President Donald Trump said U.S. officials spoke Monday with mediators seeking to end Washington’s war with Iran. He added that the United States would win the war “very soon.”
President of the United States
President of the United States (2017–)
| Born | 1946-06-14 · Queens |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman, Media personality |
The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-10-04. We only display them — no calculation, weighting or editing. A single survey often reports all adults and registered voters separately, so the same pollster and dates can appear twice; where approve and disapprove add up to less than 100%, the rest were unsure or did not answer.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Approve | Disapprove |
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| TIPP Insights2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 adults · 1,461 | 2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 | adults · 1,461 | 38% | 52% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 951 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 951 | 37% | 63% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,215 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,215 | 33% | 65% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 1,379 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 1,379 | 40% | 57% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,536 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,536 | 36% | 57% |
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President Donald Trump said Iran has “virtually given up” its ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons. He made the remark while speaking with reporters before boarding Marine One on the White House South Lawn in Washington.
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US President Donald Trump said he is confident Iran has abandoned all plans to acquire nuclear weapons and claimed that Iran has been defeated. He said he still has to decide on Iran’s future but gave no details. Iranian authorities have repeatedly said they do not seek nuclear weapons.
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President Donald Trump pledged Friday to send $90 rebate checks to millions of U.S. seniors enrolled in Medicare to offset their premiums. It is his latest promise to send money to Americans ahead of the midterm elections.
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Speaking to reporters outside the White House, President Donald Trump addressed the conflict with Iran, daylight saving time and his midterm blitz, saying Iran can choose the easy way or the hard way.
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President Donald Trump said the United States would soon refill its strategic oil reserves “for nothing” while discussing Venezuela and its oil resources.
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President Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that he is willing to use official government resources in ethically dubious ways in an effort to win the 2026 midterm elections. This week, he promoted major economic projects in two key Senate states, but both announcements soon fell apart.
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President Donald Trump said U.S. officials spoke Monday with mediators seeking to end Washington’s war with Iran. He added that the United States would win the war “very soon.”
U.S. President Donald Trump is making an announcement from the Oval Office. A White House official said he will unveil a Minnesota company’s plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, giving the administration a marquee manufacturing investment to showcase as Republicans prepare for the November midterm elections.

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President Donald Trump is making an announcement from the Oval Office. A White House official said he will unveil a Minnesota company’s plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, giving the administration a prominent manufacturing investment to highlight as Republicans approach the November midterm elections.

Barbara Slavin, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center, describes the US-Iran conflict as a dangerous mix of military escalation, diplomatic ambiguity and political calculation. She says recent indirect contacts between Washington and Tehran, mediated by Qatar, have been too limited and fragile for a serious breakthrough—more “kabuki diplomacy,” with both sides engaging only partly while guarding against any appearance of compromise.

The article argues that Donald Trump was right to reject Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days. It says Tehran sought to exploit the US midterm elections, while accepting a temporary pause would have weakened American pressure, freedom of navigation and credible deterrence.

Stimson Center Distinguished Fellow Barbara Slavin describes the US-Iran conflict as a dangerous mix of military escalation, diplomatic ambiguity and political calculation. She says Qatar-mediated indirect contacts between Washington and Tehran have been too limited and fragile for a serious breakthrough, amounting to “kabuki diplomacy.”

President Trump spoke briefly with reporters after arriving at the White House on September 27, 2026.

President Donald Trump is prepared to offer Iran sanctions relief and release frozen funds in exchange for “concrete progress” toward a nuclear agreement, a US official told CNN. Mediators are working to bring the two countries back to negotiations.