Amid renewed tension in the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump says he is unsure whether Washington and Iran are moving back toward a full-scale military conflict. He also says Iran has contacted the U.S. to seek a deal after a series of American strikes.
Highlights
- Trump states the U.S. launched heavy strikes against Iran on Wednesday night and vows a 20-to-1 response to any future Iranian attacks.
- Trump claims Iran conducted a smaller retaliatory action late Wednesday and now seeks a deal after suffering major military losses.
- Trump expresses skepticism about Iran's trustworthiness in negotiations, adding uncertainty to regional risk as the situation remains fluid.
Air Force One comments outline latest escalation
As reported by CNBC, Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday evening as he departs the UK’s Mildenhall Air Force Base and returns to Washington, DC. He says American forces have “just hit [Iran] very hard” and describes the latest exchange as a sharp U.S. response to Iranian actions.Trump says the U.S. responds with overwhelming force, adding that “every time they hit us, we’re going to hit them 20” and that this happened the previous night. He also says Iran carried out a smaller action later on Wednesday, which he characterizes as retaliation for the earlier U.S. strikes.
Asked whether the U.S. and Iran are returning to full-scale war, Trump says, “I don’t know.” He adds that if the conflict resumes, the U.S. would “win it very quickly.”
Deal uncertainty adds to regional risk
Trump says the U.S. has already prevailed militarily and argues that Iran has limited capacity left after the recent strikes. He says Tehran “badly” wants a deal and claims Iranian officials called “a little while ago” to pursue one.At the same time, Trump questions whether Iran can be trusted to uphold any agreement, saying he does not know if the country is “worthy” of making a deal or whether it would honor its commitments. CNBC says it has reached out to the Iranian government for a response, while the situation remains fluid.
In our earlier article on the Strait of Hormuz ceasefire breakdown, we covered how renewed maritime clashes and attacks on commercial vessels signaled that the temporary U.S.-Iran arrangement was quickly unraveling. We noted that Washington’s retaliatory strikes and tighter pressure on Iranian oil exports were raising the risk of further escalation while keeping disruption threats to a key global oil-shipping chokepoint firmly in focus.
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