Trump Calls Iran Conflict a ‘Soft War,’ Says US Holds the Cards Ahead of Midterms
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that American forces struck a newly completed Iranian air defense facility on Qeshm Island, describing the operation as limited and insisting Washington was not engaged in full-scale war.
- The United States military has conducted strikes against Iranian targets on Qeshm Island in recent months, following Iranian missile and drone launches toward regional partners and a naval blockade that redirected 144 commercial vessels by Oct 31.
- Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, warned that further military action would be met with "devastating blows" using "new weaponry," dismissing Washington's response to Tehran's demands as "unconvincing" on Tuesday.
- Negotiations in Doha over the weekend remain ongoing, though Qatar warned that further military escalation complicates diplomatic settlements as Iran outlined seven conditions for ending the conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- Asked about Washington's next move, Trump said the United States military maintains complete control of the Strait of Hormuz, adding, "I'm not looking to kill lots of people, but if we have to, we'll have to.
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President Donald Trump of the United States is in control of the situation against Tehran against the backdrop of the collapse of the Iranian economy, declared in the White House. The United States is in a strong position to control the Strait of Ormous against the backdrop of the destruction of the economy of the Islamic Republic, writes Fox News. "Iran has been destroyed, and events will evolve along one of two paths: easy or complex. Presiden…
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