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President Donald Trump on July 31 said that the United States will continue striking Iran “very hard,” adding that he wants to “win” the war.
Speaking to reporters during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland, Trump said: “We just want to win. We’re doing very well. We’re trying to be as nice as you can be in a situation like that. But they’re being decimated.”
“It’s very simple,” he said, adding: “Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.”
“We’ll be hitting Iran very hard, and at some point, they’re going to say, ‘We just can’t take it anymore’,” Trump continued.
The U.S. president also rejected reports suggesting Iran remains in a strong position, claiming that the Islamic Republic is doing “very poorly.”
“They’ve been very dishonest. They’ve been very dishonorable to deal with,” he said.
Trump went on to compare the war on Iran with previous wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, saying the U.S. has been involved for only five months and it has “obliterated” Iran’s military capacity.
Despite the threats, the U.S. president touched on negotiations with Iran, saying: “I’m losing faith in them because they do lie.”
“We were in the midst of a negotiation. I’m waiting for Steve (Witkoff) to call me, I was in negotiation, and instead I got a call from Pete (Hegseth) that they just shot five missiles at one of our bases in Jordan, and we have bases in Jordan,” he added.
Earlier in the month, the U.S. and Iran clashed for 13 straight days. The confrontation marked the most serious escalation since a ceasefire came into effect in April. It also brought about the end of the memorandum of understanding signed in June to end the war.
The Islamic Republic resumed strikes against American forces in the region two days earlier, and the U.S. has already responded once.
Trump’s latest threats indicate that the U.S. is planning to escalate, which is not surprising considering that the two sides remain far apart on virtually all issues, including control over the Strait of Hormuz and the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
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