President Trump stated that one unnamed country asked the US to keep bombing Iran, a request he dismissed as foolish. He argued the current deal being negotiated will prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, according to an Israeli news site report.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that only one country had asked the United States to continue its bombing campaign against Iran, branding such a request as something 'only fools' would say. He asserted that the emerging deal between Washington and Tehran will prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Trump did not identify the country that allegedly made the request. The remarks, reported by the Israeli news desk Ynet, add to a week of shifting Trump statements on the Iran file — from threats to 'wipe out' Iranian infrastructure if talks fail, to claims that Iran has already agreed never to hold nuclear weapons, to assertions that Tehran asked for a halt to US strikes. The Pentagon has previously denied Iranian claims that any US warship was hit, and Tehran has called Trump's claims of diplomatic contact a 'complete lie.' The Zioneer has tracked the evolving Trump-Iran narrative over the past week: on June 8, Trump reportedly pledged to Netanyahu to dismantle Iran's nuclear capabilities; on June 9, he said Iran would stop firing at Israel for at least a week; and on June 10, he said Iranians want a deal. On June 12, Trump declared the war with Iran finished and that Tehran agreed never to seek nuclear weapons. The current statement appears to be a defensive rebuttal of hawkish pressure to sustain military operations, while repeating the assertion that the deal blocks Iran's nuclear path. The identity of the country said to have urged continued bombing remains unconfirmed.
- ConfirmedTrump claims Iran asked him to stop bombing, Pentagon denies any US warship hit
- StrongTrump: Anyone who wanted us to keep bombing Iran is 'stupid'
- DevelopingTrump, angered, says Iran is 'stalling' nuclear deal, threatens immediate attack
- DevelopingTrump: Iran behaves properly, agreed not to build nuclear weapons
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