“We’re not fighting a war \u2026 When was the last time we fired anything? This isn’t a war, this is a very soft war,” Trump said Monday on “Hannity<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Iran could be a key deciding issue as voters go to the polls on Election Day Tuesday as Americans continue to grapple with surging gas prices and the economic fallout from the United States\u2019 conflict, which began eight months ago.<\/p>\n AMERICANS ‘FRUSTRATED’ ABOUT IRAN WAR GOING INTO MIDTERMS AS TRUMP ADMIN HAS DECISION TO MAKE: GOP LAWMAKER<\/a><\/p>\n President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the stage following a campaign rally at Freeman Coliseum on Oct. 7, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas. Trump visited the state to campaign for Republican candidates, including Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton, ahead of the November midterm elections. (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “What\u2019s a war? A war is fighting. Take a look at World War I, World War II. When was the last time you saw us fighting with them? We go months and months, we talk,” Trump told host Sean Hannity.<\/p>\n “This is not much of a war, Sean, because there hasn’t been shooting for months.”<\/p>\n TRUMP ADMIN THREATENS IRAN WITH ‘CONSEQUENCES’ AS ALLIES CONVENE AMID THREATS OF POST-ELECTION ESCALATION<\/a><\/p>\n Trump\u2019s comments come shortly after the United States struck Iran\u2019s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> Monday after Iran fired at a U.S. aircraft. Officials confirmed to Fox News that the “defensive” strike does not indicate a return to full-blown U.S. military strikes in Iran.<\/p>\n The president said Monday that he was in no hurry to resume military strikes against Iran<\/a> but warned that the U.S. will give Iran “the hammer” soon if the latest round of peace talks<\/a> are not fruitful.<\/p>\n An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck of USS Rafael Peralta as it transits regional waters, in this photo released by U.S. Central Command on Oct. 15, 2026. CENTCOM said the USS Rafael Peralta is enforcing a military blockade of Iranian ports. (CENTCOM)<\/p>\n TRUMP WARNS IRAN WILL BE HIT ‘REALLY HARD’ IF NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPSE AGAIN<\/a><\/p>\n “With [Operation] Midnight Hammer, we bombed out all of their potential nuclear power. Now we have might have to go after Pickaxe [Mountain], but that’s not a big deal. We can do it in literally one hour,” Trump told Fox News.<\/p>\n “This isn’t like a war that’s going on, there\u2019s no war raging,” he added. “It could happen if they don’t make a deal. But they want to make a deal very badly, and there is a very good chance we make a deal.”<\/p>\n FOX NEWS POLL: 71% THINK TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LACKS PLAN TO END IRAN WAR<\/a><\/p>\n The financial toll of the Iran conflict has emerged as a political liability for Republicans ahead of Election Day as the Pentagon estimates the war has cost taxpayers more than $47 billion.<\/p>\n President Trump, however, dismissed criticism of the staggering price tag, describing the expense as “peanuts” and saying that the war was necessary to disarm Iran from building a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/conflicts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793680280_914_trump-rally-fox-news.png\")
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