WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he hopes the US doesnot go to war with Iran but if it did, America’s use of force would beoverwhelming.
In an interview on Fox Business News, Trump was asked if America is goingto go to war with Iran.
“Well, I hope we don’t but we’re in a very strong position if somethingshould happen. We’re in a very strong position. It wouldn’t last very long,I can tell you that. And I’m not talking boots on the ground,” Trump saidamid acute tensions between the two countries.
In the current crisis with Iran, exacerbated by its downing of an unmannedUS spy drone last week, Trump has at turns sounded tough or conciliatory —talking up US military might and saying all options are on the table, oroffering Tehran talks on renegotiating the multi-party nuclear deal thatTrump withdrew from last year.
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That step is widely seen as the genesis of steadily declining relationsbetween the two countries over the past year. -APP/AFP
