President Donald Trump told White House reporters Monday he sees the Iran conflict ending soon, but left U.S. military action open and voiced hope for a deal, Anadolu Agency reported.
Trump said further military action did not seem necessary at that point. He said U.S. forces were ready to resume military action if circumstances changed.
He described Israel and the wider Middle East as protected from Iranian danger, and said the United States was maintaining its current position. Trump said, “We’re locked and loaded,” and cited “momentum toward the end” of the conflict.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Oct. 31 that Trump had not decided whether to order further military action and favored a diplomatic solution. Rubio gave no date for further talks. EconoTimes previously reported Rubio’s account of Trump’s position.
