Trump Says He Has a 'Big Decision Coming up' Regarding Whether or Not to 'Annihilate' Iran
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump told Axios he is weighing whether to "annihilate" Iran, describing the moment as a "critical juncture" in determining whether to restart massive attacks.
- Trump will meet Tuesday with leaders from six Gulf nations—Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman—at the UN General Assembly in New York to consult on next steps.
- Escalating attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia and continued Iranian strikes in the Strait of Hormuz persist, while Trump maintains a naval blockade, claiming "not one ship has gone to Iran since we started."
- The administration is drafting a post-war containment strategy while navigating Israel's Oct. 27 election and U.S. midterms on Nov. 3; Trump said he "may" meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week.
- Over the weekend, Trump told reporters the war will end "very soon," likely after the midterms, claiming Iran was "two weeks away" from acquiring a nuclear weapon and predicting oil prices will "come tumbling down.
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US President Donald Trump said today that he is nearing a major decision on whether to restart large-scale strikes on Iran, as Washington considers ways to end the months-long conflict.
The US military will maintain a presence in the Middle East at a level sufficient for a possible resumption of hostilities. US President Donald Trump said that Washington must make an important decision on further action on Iran.
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Yu-mi = On the 17th (local time), President Donald Trump faced a critical juncture where he had to decide whether to resume large-scale attacks regarding the war with Iran...
Trump: I Might Soon Decide To “Annihilate” Iran
Axios reports: President Trump told Axios Thursday that he’s approaching a critical juncture in the Iran war over whether to restart massive attacks in an effort to bring the conflict to a close. “I have a big decision coming up. Do I want to go in and annihilate them [the Iranian regime] or do I … The post Trump: I Might Soon Decide To “Annihilate” Iran appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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