Trump predicts war with Iran will end ‘very soon,’ likely after midterms

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the world is seeing how powerful the U.S. military is during the war with Iran. 

“Everyone is seeing the dominance of the American military equipment all over the planet. And you see it now with Iran. We took over the Hormuz Strait. We cleared out all the mines,” Trump said while visiting Ireland. 

“Even I said, ‘well, how come they’re not shooting down our minesweepers?’ ‘Sir, these minesweepers are underwater. They work underwater at all times,’” Trump continued. “I say, ‘why do you do that?’ ‘Well, generally speaking, when there’s mines, there’s a lot of hostility