"We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the midterm elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Iran and the US have exchanged proposals in recent weeks aimed at ending the conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy shipping route. Trump rejected Tehran's latest offer.
Iran's state media reported on Thursday that Tehran would not abandon uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium stockpile, citing the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization. The US, Israel and Western allies have long accused Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, an accusation Iran has denied.
