Trump at Halloween party ‘as himself’ says he’s ‘in no hurry’ with Iran

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 1, 2026Country: United States

PoliticsWorld / International

Trump at Halloween party ‘as himself’ says he’s ‘in no hurry’ with Iran

Donald Trump said he attended his Halloween costume party at Mar-a-Lago dressed as himself. The US president said he was in no hurry to decide whether to strike Iran. Mediators are trying to prevent a renewed outbreak of war, while Trump said “one or two sites” in Iran still need “taking care of.”

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