News Asked if U.S. is going to war with Iran, President Donald Trump responds: ‘I hope not’ May 16, 2019 John Fritze, Michael Collins and David Jackson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Asked if U.S. is going to war with Iran, President Donald Trump responds: ‘I hope not’ Donald Trump had a pithy response to what has become a pressing question: Is the United States going to war with Iran? "I hope not," Trump said.