Trump says Iran war nearing end; US keeps forces ready
Trump reportedly said after meeting Qatar's prime minister that the military action is largely over and the conflict may end soon, while US forces stay locked and loaded. He also claimed Iran is talking to the US and that the Strait is closed to Iran, per @ClashReport and @GeoPWatch.
Middle East · United States · Iran · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Political statement
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Trump on Iran: I don’t guarantee anything. But if we do have to go back in, we are locked and loaded and ready to go. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: At minimum, 75,000 protesters have been killed. Iran is a nasty place. (clashreport on Telegram)
🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 - President Donald Trump: The military action doesn’t seem to be a very necessary thing, but we’re locked and loaded, ready to go for any reason. We’re seeing momentum toward the end of this… (geopwatch on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: That war was started in 1979. We didn’t start the war. They did. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: Iran is talking to us, and they’re talking very politely. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: Militarily, it’s effectively over. We’re just keeping it at the status quo, and we’re doing that really at the behest of countries that are their neighbors. (clashreport on Telegram)
BREAKING: Trump on Iran: The military action doesn’t seem to be a very necessary thing, but we’re locked and loaded, ready to go for any reason. We’re seeing momentum toward the end of this conflict… (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: The Strait is closed down... closed down to Iran. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: The United States of America is fully locked and loaded, with the best equipment ever made. And we don’t think there’s going to be any reason to use it, however. It’s going very well… (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and that’s a non-negotiable point. They understand that. They accept it, but they don’t admit that they accept it. They will tell you that they… (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others, would prefer the status quo, in other words, a continuation of the Greatest Naval Blockade in History, and the new Operation Iron Gate —… (clashreport on Telegram)
🇺🇸🇶🇦❌🇮🇷 - President Trump via Truth Social claimed that Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait favour maintaining the current U.S. naval blockade and Operation Iron Gate. He reiterated that… (geopwatch on Telegram)
Trump says Qatar, Saudi Arabia want peaceful solution on Iran but US ready for strikes if necessary -Reuters interview (Reuters)
Trump told Reuters following talks with Qatar’s leader that Qatar would prefer a peaceful resolution to the conflict with Iran, but Washington remains prepared to carry out military strikes if… (clashreport on Telegram)
🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 - Following Trump's meeting with the Qatari PM today, Trump stated that Qatar prefers a peaceful solution with Iran, but the US is ready for strikes if necessary, according to Reuters… (geopwatch on Telegram)
Qatar PM meets with Trump for talks on ending war on Iran (Al Jazeera)
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