Trump says he called off WWII-level strike after request from Gulf allies and Iran
“There’s a deal on Hormuz and then there will be a deal on the nuclear, or you might call it the denuclearization of Iran. I call it the denuclearization of Iran.”“We had an attack that would be the biggest attack since World War II, and it would’ve been disastrous for them,” Trump said. And, and frankly, Saudi Arabia didn’t want it either.
- ▪“There’s a deal on Hormuz and then there will be a deal on the nuclear, or you might call it the denuclearization of Iran.
- ▪I call it the denuclearization of Iran.”“We had an attack that would be the biggest attack since World War II, and it would’ve been disastrous for them,” Trump said.
- ▪And, and frankly, Saudi Arabia didn’t want it either.
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HERE WE GO AGAIN: Over the weekend President Donald Trump once again threatened that he was “locked and loaded” to “go big” against Iran at “levels of military, terror, strength, and power not seen since World War II,” only to call off the attack, claiming Iran is finally ready to make a deal to end the war,“The perimeters of a deal has been agreed to,” Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday morning, saying the deal would include “the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.” Recommended Stories Trump says he called off WWII-level strike after request from Gulf allies and Iran ‘Heavy wave of strikes’ could be first of a two-week campaign to finish off Iran’s missile arsenal Iran war flares up again after ‘surprise’ attack on US…
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