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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Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival and wants Trump to resume the war against Iran. Trump is considering three options, all of which contain major problems, writes Jacob Fuglsang in this news analysis.
Donald Trump is considering three options for the development of the crisis with Iran: new US strikes, continued economic pressure on Tehran or concluding a deal that would include significant concessions for the Iranian country. This was reported by Axios after a meeting of the US president with his national security advisers. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that Washington would soon decide whether to continue with the strikes to ensur…
The U.S. President announced an early decision in the conflict. He cannot rule out further military strikes. The news in the blog.
'You'll know soon enough': Trump leaves door open to devastating new Iran strikes
"I would rather not destroy the rest of the country if possible," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office following a meeting with his national security advisers, "but maybe I'll have to."
Despite the midterm results and despite the fact that even members of his own administration have pointed to the war in Iran as the cause of the Republican defeat, Donald Trump continues to defy Tehran. In recent hours, the tycoon has said that he may "destroy" the country: "You'll know soon," he said.
Trump Says Decision on Renewed Strikes Against Iran Coming ‘Soon’
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would soon decide whether to launch another round of major strikes against Iran, following high-level White House deliberations over the next phase of the conflict.
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