P resident Trump really, really wants the war with Iran to end. He has declared victory many times, including about three weeks ago, when Iran briefly reopened the Strait of Hormuz. He has repeatedly extended his cease-fire deadlines instead of following through on his (sometimes-apocalyptic) threats to resume hostilities.

I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation,” Trump said, as the Pentagon estimates the war has cost the U.S. at least $29 billion so far.

Trump is defending the remarks he made saying he wasn’t factoring in Americans’ financial situation amid efforts to negotiate an end to the Iran war.

President Trump downplayed the effect redistricting will have on the midterm elections and said the outcome of the Iran war will be a bigger factor. “It helps. I mean, I don’t know [if it will be the] difference,

Republican senators are warning that any request from President Trump for tens of billions of dollars to pay for the Iran war will have a tough time passing the Senate, as patience wanes over what they say is a lack of a clear plan to end the conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠said on Friday he discussed lifting sanctions ​on Chinese companies that buy Iranian oil during his visit to ‌Beijing and will make ‌a decision soon. The U.S. recently imposed sanctions on ⁠several Chinese ⁠oil refiners for buying Iranian oil,