Trump says Persian Gulf allies urged him to hold off on further Iran strikes
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US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Stephen A. Smith at the White House on Thursday that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf countries had urged him to hold…
US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Stephen A. Smith at the White House on Thursday that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Persian Gulf countries had urged him to hold off on further large-scale strikes against Iran.
“Saudi Arabia has asked me to please just let it be the way it is now for a while,” Trump said, adding that Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain favored maintaining the current approach.
Asked whether he would have launched further attacks without those requests, Trump replied: “Yes, I would.”
Trump said the US had largely spared Iran's energy infrastructure, bridges and manufacturing facilities.
“In one day their energy is gone. In one day their bridges are gone. And in one day their manufacturing capability is gone. It would only take me three days,” he said.
Trump also acknowledged that rising gasoline prices linked to the war had contributed to Republican losses in the midterm elections, but defended his decision to attack Iran.
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