Trump says he does not know if Iran is going to 'give up yet'
Trump said Iran is doing very poorly in the war and suggested Tehran may still refuse to surrender despite pressure from the United States and Israel.
- 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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North Korea can have nuclear weapons because DPRK leader Kim Jong-un is "my friend." Donald Trump made such a statement. Journalists asked the US President why the DPRK could have nuclear weapons and Iran could not, having received a very unexpected answer.
The US wants to prevent Iran from getting into possession of nuclear weapons, while President Trump is sympathetic to North Korea's nuclear program.
Trump called Kim Jong-un a friend and acknowledged the nuclear capabilities of the DPRK Donald Trump said that the DPRK has nuclear capabilities, unlike Iran<p>. The head of the White House called Kim Jong-un his friend.</p>
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has a "fairly large nuclear arsenal," but everything will be fine "as long as I'm in the White House," US President Donald Trump said when asked why Iran cannot develop nuclear weapons when North Korea already has them. The US, along with Israel, attacked Iran in February this year with the declared aim of preventing the Islamic Republic from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Trump Downplays North Korea’s Nuclear Threat, Calls Kim Jong Un a Friend in Latest Remarks
President Donald Trump has addressed questions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons, saying Kim Jong Un has a “pretty large” nuclear capacity while arguing that previous U.S. presidents failed to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear development. Trump also described Kim as a friend and said he believes Kim respects him. The remarks come as questions continue over Washington’s approach to North Korea’s nuclear programme and its contrasting stance toward Iran’s…
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