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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Trump Says Iran War Decision Coming ‘Soon’
“President Trump said after meeting with his national security advisers Thursday that he’ll soon decide whether to resume all-out war in Iran now that the midterms are over,” Axios reports. “The election was seen as an inflection point for Trump on whether to unleash a new wave of bombing to try to bring the war […]
President Donald Trump of the United States held the first meeting on Iran with his national security team after the US Congress interim election, reporting to Axios with reference to known sources.
U.S. President Donald Trump held the first meeting on Iran with his Homeland Security team after the US Congress interim election, reporting to Axios with reference to well-informed sources. "On Thursday, Trump and his chief national security advisers met on Iran for the first time after the election as part of a weekly intelligence briefing," said an interviewer at the portal.
American media reported that Donald Trump held a meeting with the country's senior national security advisers to review the Iran case and the possibility of resuming military operations.
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