Trump Says Further Iran Fighting Appears Unnecessary After Qatar Talks
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- In a November 9 Telegram post, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohsen Rezaei, accused Washington of inventing reports of negotiations and demanded that the United States accept Iran’s seven conditions.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said further military action against Iran appeared unnecessary and that he expected the conflict to end fairly soon. He spoke at an unplanned White House press conference on November 9 after meeting Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. Trump said Iran’s manufacturing capabilities had been destroyed and that Iran was now talking with the United States. He also said the United States was prepared to return to fighting if necessary. In an interview broadcast on November 8, Trump had defended his decision on Iran as an effort to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon. “You can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon,” he said. He described the decision as historically sound while acknowledging that its immediate consequences could be different.
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