Lankford says Trump 'has no desire' to bomb Iran
GOP Sen. James Lankford (Okla.) argued Sunday that President Trump “has no desire” to bomb Iran, hours after the president halted planned strikes on the Middle Eastern country. “The president’s still focused on trying to be able to get a deal,” Lankford told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.” The Oklahoma Republican later said,...
US President Donald Trump has halted planned strikes on Iran. According to Senator James Lankford, Trump "has no desire" to bomb Iran and is focused on getting a deal.
The conflict began on February 28. Trump has made aggressive public threats about military action but has also walked back many of them. He has declared victory, claiming Iran's military capabilities were utterly diminished, according to Al-Monitor.
The situation with Iran remains unresolved, particularly regarding the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he had agreed to hold off on an attack at the request of Iran and other regional countries, and that a deal would include the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. However, Iran's acting Defence Minister, Majid Ebn-e-Reza, described Trump's comments as "psychological operations and a war of calculations".
Iran's defence ministry said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed as long as the US maintained "hostile actions", contradicting Trump's claim that Iran had agreed to reopen it.
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