Trump: We will launch additional attacks on Iran... and oil prices will fall after the elections - Sarmad

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would launch “additional” attacks on Iran, in remarks made as he was heading to Texas to attend the Republican Party’s first semi-annual convention.

Trump’s comments come amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, coinciding with ongoing disruptions to navigation and energy supplies in the region.

In the same remarks, Trump predicted on Wednesday evening that oil prices would drop “significantly” following the US midterm congressional elections scheduled for November next year.

Trump’s statements on oil prices come at a time when fuel costs represent one of the “influential” economic issues shaping the US electoral landscape, as the Republican Party faces “pressure” linked to rising living costs and energy prices ahead of the midterms.

Donald Trump is heading to Texas to participate in the Republican convention, which marks the party’s first gathering of its kind in preparation for the midterms, amid efforts to mobilize the Republican base and bolster the party’s chances of retaining its majority in Congress.