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The Truth Social pledge followed reporting that the Pentagon had drawn up limited strike options. Markets swung as investors weighed war risk against talk of productive negotiations.

  • President Donald Trump said on Oct. 8 that the United States would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, a public pledge posted on Truth Social that followed reporting that the…
  • The Atlantic had reported that the White House directed the Pentagon to draw up limited Iran strike options that could be used before the midterms, with larger action under consideration afterward.
  • In his post, Trump said the U.S. had been having "productive negotiations" with Iran, and he wrote: