Trump Says Qatar and Saudi Arabia Prefer Peace With Iran, but U.S. Is Ready to Strike

U.S. President Donald Trump said on November 9 that Qatar and Saudi Arabia favored a peaceful solution to the conflict with Iran, while the United States was prepared to launch further strikes. He spoke in a brief telephone interview on Monday after meeting Qatar’s prime minister earlier in the day. “Qatar would rather see a peaceful solution,” Trump said. He described Saudi Arabia as also preferring a peaceful outcome. He also said that the United States was ready to strike Iran whenever it chose to do so. Trump indicated that he was in no hurry to resume the attacks. He said he was content with the U.S. naval blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. “We’ll see where it goes,” Trump said. “I’m prepared.”