Washington Signals Post-Election Escalation as Trump Demands Nuclear Guarantees From Tehran US President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that the war with Iran will "end soon," and repeated Washington's demand for complete nuclear surrender, while offering no concrete plan to end hostilities, according to the Jerusalem Post. In an interview with Kansas City radio station KCMO, Trump emphasized that US military actions will continue until Washington provides absolute guarantees preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear capabilities. The president's public posturing comes amid sharp diplomatic contradictions within the US administration ahead of next week's midterm elections. While US media reports reveal that Trump is actively considering plans for a devastating new wave of strikes targeting Iranian critical infrastructure immediately after the vote, his administration has simultaneously launched conflicting diplomatic overtures to Tehran through regional intermediaries.