On October 26, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed at a campaign rally in Corinth, Mississippi, that Iran was responsible for the war with the United States and dismissed an earlier ceasefire agreement as a "waste of time." Trump also defended the economic consequences of military action, stating that he had expected oil prices to rise even higher and was "fully prepared because we had no choice." He further claimed that Iran had developed missiles capable of reaching Europe and U.S. cities such as San Diego and Los Angeles.