https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-and-iran-agree-on-one-thing-the-us-election-calendar-isn-t-driving-their-decisions-on-the-warContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-and-iran-agree-on-one-thing-the-us-election-calendar-isn-t-driving-their-decisions-on-the-warhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-and-iran-agree-on-one-thing-the-us-election-calendar-isn-t-driving-their-decisions-on-the-war#u123759Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:46:30 +0000President Donald Trump and the leadership of Iran maintain that the United States election calendar is not driving their decisions regarding the ongoing conflict. Both sides insist that domestic political timing fails to motivate their strategies to end the hostilities. The seven-month-old war unfolds against the backdrop of upcoming U.S. midterm elections, raising questions about how foreign policy impacts domestic political outcomes. While political observers and voters watch for electoral fallout from the conflict, the core leadership on both fronts rejects the notion that the ballot schedu