Jen Gavito, a senior advisor at the consultancy firm Cohen Group and a former State Department official, said that it is 'unusual' for a president to signal that he will or will launch an attack, as President Trump posted on Truth Social that the US would not strike Iran again until after the Midterm elections. Washington tightened pressure on Tehran with sanctions on 17 vessels and oil networks, even as Trump ruled out a US attack on Iran before the November 3 midterms. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Jen Gavito, a senior advisor at the consultancy firm Cohen Group and a former State Department official, said that it is 'unusual' for a president to signal that he will or will launch an attack, as President Trump posted on Truth Social that the US would not...S1

• Washington tightened pressure on Tehran with sanctions on 17 vessels and oil networks, even as Trump ruled out a US attack on Iran before the November 3 midterms.S2

• Statement outlines pause on protracted war US president has struggled to end after almost eight monthsDonald Trump has promised not to attack Iran before November’s US midterm elections, outlining a pause on the protracted war he has struggled to end after alm...S3