US official: Trump holds strong leverage options against Iran
A US official says President Trump has several powerful options to pressure Iran, amid divided views in Washington on resolving the ongoing crisis.
A US official has revealed that President Donald Trump possesses several potent options to coerce Iran, as Washington remains split on how to resolve the current crisis. The official, speaking to Reuters, stated that Trump's administration is divided over the possibility of war with Iran and potential resolutions to the ongoing situation. Iran's leaders, the official added, have no incentive to back down or reopen the Strait of Hormuz at present.
President Trump has reaffirmed the United States' commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, while also asserting that he regards the Strait of Hormuz as under American control. He predicted that energy prices would decrease once the conflict with Tehran concludes. Trump declared, "We cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon... We went and stopped them."
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