U.S. President Donald Trump stated in a post on his Truth Social platform that he "will not attack Iran before the midterm elections." He continued: "We are holding productive talks with Iran. I want to make it clear to everyone - while Iran's situation is very bad, militarily and economically, and the embargo remains in place - we will not attack Iran before the U.S. midterm elections on November 3." The president added that "Iran will not have nuclear weapons."