Trump says U.S. could end Iran war 'very quickly' while weighing letting it 'wither'

newsOct 23, 2026152,295

President Donald Trump said the United States could end the war with Iran quickly but questioned whether Washington should finish the fight or let the conflict 'wither.' Trump told supporters the campaign to stop Iran could take 'four to five weeks' at the start, while Representative Michael Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said he would not rule out another year of fighting and added that the president and the U.S. Navy 'can maintain this blockade for the foreseeable future.' Oil spiked as Brent topped about $114 to $115 a barrel after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had put seven tankers out of action near the Strait of Hormuz, a claim that no outside source has confirmed. Trump wrote that Iran is trying to drive up oil prices before the U.S. midterm elections and accused Tehran of fabricating attacks and mines. The White House and Israeli officials are reported to plan an intensified campaign against Iran after the election. Democrats are framing the conflict as an affordability issue to criticize Republican candidates backed by Trump, making higher fuel costs a direct political risk for Republicans in the midterms.

Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

Don't forget that nearly all Republicans in Congress stood by and supported Trump's... -Tax cuts for the rich -Cuts to the social safety net -Iran War -ICE abductions & National Guard deployments -Inflationary tariffs -Blatant corruption His unpopularity is theirs too — and the midterms are here.

16913h ago

pgzulian.bsky.social9

I still don't understand why so many US voters are still backing tRump. His ratings should be below zero.

ctrl+alt+RESIST2

They're going to spend the midterms pretending they barely knew him. They voted for every line on that list. Unpopularity is the one thing in Washington that actually trickles down.

Nice Old Geezer Opposes Fascist Dictators1

No shower can remove the stink of Trump and MAGA.

rureadyyet.bsky.social1

Get out and JOIN the "ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BLUE WAVE", so America can get rid of it's MAGA dictator ruler, we call SoDam Insane!

Glenn S.1

And taking the side of a pedophile who ran away from indictment after the R candidate for Governor of Ohio makes a disgusting ad attacking the victim...a pedo pres on the same side as his fellow pedo...both sides, LOL

sumthinfishygoinon.bsky.social1

I still haven't forgotten my Ohio State representative signed onto the bullshit to try to overturn my vote in 2020. The rot in the Republican organization goes way down to the local level.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Q: Your ambassador to Turkey just said that 'absolutely, there could a strike on Iran this weekend.' Have you gone back on holding off until after the midterms? TRUMP: If that's the case, I don't know anything about it

3201h ago

Todd Lambert38

Whenever Trump says he "doesn't know", he knows ALL about it.

Patric Reynolds23

Follow up: “Do you think it’s problematic that the president of the United States is do blissfully unaware of the world around him?”

odaat2005.bsky.social5

oh the American people should feel so much better knowing Bone Spurs is so on top of things. Guessing these dudes are calling the shots

Baja Arizona. We fight on.4

Narrator: This means that his puppet masters haven't told him what to do yet.

Afabulous503

WHO THE FUCK IS RUNNING THIS FUCKING COUNTRY???

Stable Glennius3

Get a fucking haircut, Gov Puss n Boots

Quoting this

Harry Turtledove 14

There's a whole great shitload of stuff Donnie don't know squat about.

John Cusack

@johncusack.bsky.social

As long as I can rember being politically concious this lunatic imperialist war criminal has been ginning up endless war open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

1332h ago

Prem Thakker ツ

@premthakker.bsky.social

I dug into Netanyahu’s decades-old writings & exclusive meetings with DC elites, and found how far he went to make himself the West's foremost "terror" expert — and thus steer America's endless War on Terror. It's a saga that touches everything from Mario Cuomo & H.W. Bush, to Reagan & Iran-Contra.

852h ago

Ken Bazinet

@kenbazinet.bsky.social

Aramco’s order for personnel to evacuate its headquarters in Dhahran in the Persian Gulf suggested Yemeni Houthis have longer-distance strike capabilities than previously seen, when they focused on attacks in the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea ports, Oilprice.com reported. #IranWar #OilPrices

136h ago

Kirsten Verdel

@locuta.bsky.social

Trump plant nieuwe aanval op Iran. Nu.nl schreef er over en quote me her en der: ‘Heel zorgvuldig overwogen is het dus niet. Hij heeft al tientallen keren de overwinning uitgeroepen, maar hij heeft er geen echte regie meer over.’ www.nu.nl/buitenland/6...

111h ago

Daniel A Collier, PhD

@dcollier74.bsky.social

3. OK I get it we can't compare Biden to Trump unless Trump wants to compare Biden to Trump - so let's compare Trump to Trump by asking how many EXTRA minutes people have to work for a gallon of gas from the day before the Iran "war" to Oct 22. That's even worse as prices were falling during Trump.

72h ago

#TuckFrump

@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social

Rubio flew to Uzbekistan while the Iran war smolders, Saudi Arabia fights the Houthis and U.S.-Ukraine relations wobble. Central Asia matters, but the State Department’s emergency-room triage board looks... creative. #Diplomacy

83h ago

jcsimonds

@jcsimonds.bsky.social

Remember when Hillary Clinton had to testify for 11 hours straight about the Benghazi embassy disaster? Everyone involved in this needs to testify and be jailed afterwards. #IranWar

520h ago

Mitchell Epner

@mitchellepner.bsky.social

Once again, WTI is over $100/bbl. The war in Iran is life imitating art for Trump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR55...

41h ago

lswlsw.bsky.social

@lswlsw.bsky.social

🗳 VOTE 🌊 Dems Win plan -Reinstate expired ACA health care premium subsidies -Reverse the nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts -Move to end rump’s tariffs & restore congressional power over trade policy -Direct rump to end the war in Iran & seek congressional approval www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

32h ago

FinTwitter

@fintwitter.bsky.social

TRUMP DIRECTED CENTCOM TO DRAFT IRAN STRIKE PLAN WITHOUT DEADLINE - KAN

32h ago

Noriks 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇲🇽 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🐦‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ ♎️

@noriks.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/noth... @nypost.com Please post this daily. It’s where the prick belongs!! GOOD ON IRAN!!🇮🇷 👏🏼👍 Fuck Trump and his collaborators!! @nypost.com

52h ago

Señor Sabelotodo

@senorsabelotodo.bsky.social

Iran is smarter than the Trump Regime. Although the bar is low.

42h ago

En Buen Ora

@enbuenora.bsky.social

This was one of John Bolton's lifelong goals--to destroy the nation-state of Iran or complete regime change--and that's what pissed him off in the 1st Trump term that he was a part of (for long enough that he hoped that would happen & it didn't), and why momentarily he liked Trump again last year.

32h ago

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reuters.comTrump weighs quick end to Iran war against letting conflict ‘wither’open.substack.comNEW: Trump's UN Ambassador Says The Iran War (And Higher Gas Prices) Could Last a Year bigbreakingwire.inTrump Says Iran War Could End Soon as Report Claims Washington Warned Baghdad of Potential US Strike

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