– We will leave soon, he told reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, adding that the departure could happen within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three.
The statement was Trump’s clearest statement yet that he intends to soon end the month-long war that has thrown the Middle East into disarray and disrupted global energy markets.
Trump added that Tehran does not need to make a deal with Washington to end the conflict.
– Iran does not have to make an agreement, no, he said when he was asked if successful diplomacy is a prerequisite for ending the conflict on the part of the US.
– No, they don’t have to make an agreement with me, he emphasized.
Instead, Trump said, the condition for suspending the operation was to put Iran “into the stone age,” with no possibility of acquiring nuclear weapons anytime soon. Then we’ll leave, he said.
– We’ll be leaving soon. And if France or any other country wants its oil or gas, it will go directly to the Strait of Hormuz and fend for itself. I think it will actually be a very safe place, but we have nothing to do with it, he continued.
He already said on Tuesday morning that the United States “will no longer be there to help” countries whose oil supply depends on this strategic strait, which Iran has blocked since the beginning of the conflict, reports Hina.
White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt announced on Xu that the US president will address the nation on Wednesday night regarding Iran.
“Tomorrow night at 9 p.m. local time (1 a.m. GMT on Thursday), President Trump will address the nation to provide important new information on Iran,” Leavitt wrote.
(Vijesti.ba)
