Donald Trump announces the achievement of the main goal of the war in Iran and announces the withdrawal of troops within two to three weeks. He also believes in a possible agreement with Tehran.
US President Donald Trump reiterated in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday that US troops will end military operations in Iran “very soon”, probably within two or three weeks. As he added, the main goal of the war – to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon – had been achieved, according to him. TASR informs about it according to the reports of AFP and Sky News.
- Trump announces an early end to military operations in Iran.
- The main goal – to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon – has been achieved.
- The president expects fuel prices to drop after the US leaves.
- He expects a deal between the US and Iran in a few weeks.
- The US does not plan to take responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz.
Asked about the impact of high fuel prices since the start of the war in the Middle East on February 28, Trump said: “All I have to do is leave Iran – and we will do that very soon – and the prices will start to plummet.”
Trump went on to say, according to Sky News, that his main goal in the war against Iran was to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. “That was accomplished,” he noted.
They believe in the deal
“We’re finishing the job now. I think in two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer, it will be done. We want to eliminate everything they have,” added the US president, who previously spoke about the same time frame in an interview with NBC News on Tuesday. Until then, according to him, there could be an agreement between Washington and Tehran.
“It doesn’t matter if they sit down at the negotiating table or not. We’ve set them back 15 to 20 years. They have no navy, no army, no air force. They have no leaders,” Trump concluded.
According to him, the United States will not take any responsibility for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite the disruption to global oil supplies that the situation has caused, Sky News reports. “That’s none of our business — that’s going to be up to France and whoever else uses the strait,” Trump added in this regard.
