Trump calls Iran conflict a 'soft war,' insists US holds the cards ahead of midterm elections

Fox News · Nora Moriarty · 2026-11-03 03:47 UTC

Trump called the Iran conflict a "soft war" on "Hannity" just hours after the United States struck Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump sought to reassure voters the day before the midterm elections that Iran is not a "forever war," but a "soft war" that the United States could end at any time.

"We're not fighting a war … When was the last time we fired anything? This isn't a war, this is a very soft war," Trump said Monday on "Hannity."

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’ conflict, which began eight months ago.

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