Trump Leaves Open Further Iran Strikes as Midterm Concerns Grow
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President Donald Trump declined to rule out additional US strikes on Iran before the November midterm elections while saying peace talks would continue, according to Fox News. The Times of India also reported that Trump hinted at possible pre-election strikes and said the United States would “win very soon.”
The comments came as the US-Israel war with Iran entered its eighth month. Al Jazeera reported that Trump launched the war alongside Israel on February 28, saying Iran could not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. Iran has denied seeking one.
The conflict is also drawing attention to its domestic political and economic effects. Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law and a former Republican National Committee co-chair, said the war could cost Republicans the midterm elections, The Hill reported. She nevertheless said that losing both chambers of Congress would be worth the cost.
Financial markets weakened after Trump’s remarks, with Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures declining, according to CoinDesk. The war has disrupted global energy supplies and raised fuel costs, Al Jazeera reported.
Separately, Trump defended his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when asked why North Korea could possess nuclear weapons while Iran could not. He called Kim “a friend” and said North Korea’s nuclear capacity was “pretty large” but smaller than that of the United States.
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