00:00US President Donald Trump says he does not expect the war with Iran to end until after November's midterm elections
00:07and says oil prices will not fall until then.
00:10Trump is facing growing pressure to end the seven-month conflict with rising fuel and other costs hurting his political
00:17support.
00:19Speaking at the Republican Party's first-ever midterm election convention,
00:24Trump said Iran will not be able to hold out much longer.
00:27He also argued that short-term economic pain was worth it to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
00:34The war has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,
00:37while attacks on oil facilities across the region have further threatened global energy supplies.
00:43That has pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel.
00:46Trump says further negotiations with Tehran are possible but adds that they are not currently being pursued.
00:53He has faced falling approval ratings as the war drags on.
00:57While some Republicans are also calling for an end to the conflict.
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