by Ben Whedon
President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated he would not rush to conclude an agreement to end the Iran war in order to improve party odds in the November midterms, saying he did not consider the conflict’s electoral impacts when negotiating.
“Iran is very much intent, they want very much to make a deal. So far, they haven’t gotten there that we’re not satisfied with it, but that we will be. We will be either that, or we’ll have to just finish the job,” he said during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting. “Maybe we have to go back and finish it. Maybe we don’t right now.”
“They thought they were going to out wait me, you know, or we’ll outweigh him. ‘He’s got the midterms.’ I don’t care about the midterms,” he insisted. “Look, what happened last night, that was the prelude to the midterms. People understand it, they know that. Very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I’m doing that for the world, I’m not doing it just for us.”
Trump’s popularity has fallen considerably amid the economic fallout from the Iran war, which has seen energy prices fluctuate wildly. Despite the nominal ceasefire, the U.S., Iran, and Gulf States have traded fire amid the negotiations.
The president has insisted that a deal is nearly complete, though Iran has yet to commit to some of his core demands.
Since the start of the conflict in Iran, the average price of gas in America has increased.
According to the American Automobile Association, the average gas price in America on Wednesday was $4.45, which is up from $4.11 last month. This represents an 8% increase in gas prices.
The states with the highest average gas prices are California, Washington and Hawaii. California’s average gas price is $6.09, while Washington’s and Hawaii’s are $5.75 and $5.65.
The states with the lowest average gas prices are Oklahoma, Texas and Georgia. Oklahoma and Georgia’s average gas price is $3.95, while Texas’ is $3.96.
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Ben Whedon is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
