Trump says he does not know if Iran is going to 'give up yet'
Trump said Iran is doing very poorly as U.S.-led strikes and a blockade pressure Tehran and push oil prices higher.
- President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not know if Iran is going to "give up yet," but cast the country as doing "very poorly" in its war with Washington.
- The conflict began on the 28th when Washington and Israel attacked Iran, which responded with strikes on Israel and Gulf states. A blockade has since cut Iran's oil exports and financial lifeline.
- US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed thousands and displaced millions. The blockade closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted one-fifth of global crude oil and LNG supplies.
- The president of Iran told the General Assembly last week that Tehran would never surrender to Washington's demands, signaling defiance despite the blockade and mounting economic pressures.
- Rising oil prices from the war pose a major challenge for the Republican Party ahead of midterm elections, as Trump continues to offer shifting goals and timelines for the military campaign against Iran.
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Donald Trump minimized concerns about North Korea's nuclear arsenal and again brought into discussion his personal relationship with Kim Jong Un. The American President was asked why Iran should not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, under conditions where the Phenian already owns such an arsenal. Trump responded by invoking including the period of Joe Biden's administration and claiming that the situation could be stopped earlier. He then i…
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has removed iron from North Korea’s nuclear program and stressed that the leader of the Asian country, Kim Jong Un, is “his friend,” before ensuring that the situation “will be fine” as long as he occupies the White House, in the face of tensions on the Korean peninsula and Seoul’s denunciations of Pyongyang’s arms development. “He’s my friend, Kim Jong Un, he’s my friend. He likes Trump, and he …
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he doesn't know if Iran will “surrender soon,” but described the country's situation as “very weak” in its war with the U.S.” “I don't know if they will be handed over soon, but they will be handed over,” Trump told reporters, according to foreign media. They are doing very badly,” he added.A US blockade has cut off Iran's main source of income -- oil exports -- and the economic costs of war have made life mor…
The US President stated that the reason for not opposing North Korea's nuclear program was his personal relationship with the country's leader.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly acknowledged North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons by calling North Korea's State Council Chairman Kim Jong Un “my friend.” President Trump met with reporters at the White House on the 29th (local time) and said, “Kim Jong-un is my friend. He likes Trump. A lot of other people don't like it,” he said, “I
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