President Donald Trump speaks with reporters
US President Donald Trump has expressed confidence that the US will “win” its war with Iran “very soon”, while leaving open the possibility of renewed military strikes before the upcoming US midterm elections. “I think what’s going to happen is we’re going to win this war very soon, and as soon as we win it, the oil will go down, way down to what it was before the war,” Trump said. I mean, it’s possible, but I just don’t want to say that,” he said. Iran warns of ‘doomsday war’, keeps diplomacy open Iranian foreign minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, meanwhile, said Tehran was prepared for a renewed conflict with Washington, while insisting that diplomacy remained an option. It is up to President Trump to choose,” he said.
He reiterated that preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon remains the primary US objective. “I don’t want to say that. “We care about our national interests. At the same time, we stand ready for diplomacy.
Speaking to Fox News on Sunday (local time), Trump said ending the conflict would trigger a sharp fall in global oil prices.