{"id":102087,"date":"2026-10-02T10:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-vows-iran-war-will-end-right-after-the-election-or-sooner-as-9000-troops-head-to-mideast\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:47:31","slug":"trump-vows-iran-war-will-end-right-after-the-election-or-sooner-as-9000-troops-head-to-mideast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-vows-iran-war-will-end-right-after-the-election-or-sooner-as-9000-troops-head-to-mideast\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump vows Iran war will end &#8220;right after the election&#8221; or sooner, as 9,000 troops head to Mideast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content__post--428f2b6d-bf00-4096-94dc-18d621c3e259\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-428f2b6d\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-10-02T06:10:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              36m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of drone attack on holy city of Medina<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Thursday that the Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in Medina, Saudi Arabia, a city that is home to the second holiest site in Islam. The alleged attack drew strong condemnation from the Muslim world.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz-oil\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Fighting has intensified significantly in Yemen<\/a><\/span> in recent weeks, with government forces reporting multiple airstrikes on Houthi targets overnight and AFP journalists hearing explosions in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi-led coalition said the Houthi drone struck Medina&#8217;s Taibah electricity distribution station, which provides power to the Prophet&#8217;s Mosque, Islam&#8217;s second holiest site. The Houthis denied any involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi-led coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said a drone struck the Taibah electricity distribution station early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The investigation and evidence gathered by the competent authorities have confirmed the involvement of the Terrorist Houthi Militia in planning and executing this cowardly terrorist act, based on after-action review and the wreckage of the drone used,&#8221; he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition said one transformer was taken out of service without affecting the wider electricity network.<\/p>\n<p><em>CBS\/AFP\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--c0f36177-3d2f-45bb-9e7d-446188a494e0\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-c0f36177\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-10-02T06:10:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              36m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Trump says Iran &#8220;ready to fold up&#8221; and &#8220;will be very quickly ended&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Speaking in Denton, Texas, Thursday night at the Peterbilt Motors facility, President Trump said Iran &#8220;is ready to fold up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said he believed the U.S. would win the war &#8220;right after the election,&#8221; referring to the U.S. midterm elections in early November.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe before the election,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m ensuring that Iran will be very quickly ended,&#8221; the president said, promising that U.S. energy prices, which have soared due to the war, would be &#8220;rapidly, rapidly coming&#8221; down.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said the U.S. was &#8220;trying to be nice&#8221; to Iran&#8217;s current leader, but &#8220;we don&#8217;t know who the hell to deal with, to be honest with you. Nobody wants to be president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--315f0d52-6a5b-462c-b09a-7bcf713e7c59\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-315f0d52\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-10-02T06:10:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              36m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">U.S. military deployment in the Middle East set to swell by some 9,000 forces<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the USS Makin Island Amphibious Group are headed to the Middle East, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That could mean a total of three U.S. carrier strike groups and two amphibious ready groups being deployed to the region at the same time, at least unless and until one of the groups is rotated out of the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/02\/ba8f40c8-9538-4212-9e44-de187fbb3937\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/90b54a3321004eb7bd09ab19e83c474a\/gettyimages-2285986339.jpg#\" alt=\"US-MILITARY-RIMPAC-ARMAMENT \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/02\/ba8f40c8-9538-4212-9e44-de187fbb3937\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/90b54a3321004eb7bd09ab19e83c474a\/gettyimages-2285986339.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/02\/ba8f40c8-9538-4212-9e44-de187fbb3937\/thumbnail\/1240x826g2\/783e2bd63acadf054b6698a59bbbb511\/gettyimages-2285986339.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">U.S. Navy flight deck crew members watch as an F\/A-18 Super Hornet lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) while the ship is moored in Honolulu, Hawaii, during Exercise RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2026 on July 17, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Michelle Bir \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A U.S. official told the Associated Press that some 7,000 sailors and 2,000 U.S. Marines were on their way as part of the deployment. 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