“We’re all set to go,” he said. “It would have been happening right now. Yeah, it was all done, the boats, the ships were all loaded, they’re loaded to the brim, and we were all set to start.”…
U.S. Central Command Public Affairs Trump announced Monday that he would not restart Operation Epic Fury to give the peace talks another chance after he had huddled with his national security team and talked with Gulf leaders.
But he also noted that there was a limit to his patience, warning he was prepared to send the US military back in by the end of the week if Iran didn’t strike a deal.
“I’m saying two or three days, maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday, something, maybe early next week, a limited period of time, because we can’t let them have a nuclear weapon,” he said. Evan Vucci/Pool Reuters via AP Trump has shown increasing impatience with Iran’s refusal to strike a deal — as he keeps squeezing the country economically with its naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran unleashed its counteroffer, which includes reparation payments from the US and the right to a “peaceful” nuclear program – two items that are not acceptable to Trump.
“One way or the other, whether it’s military or an agreement, that’ll start opening up very soon,” he said.nnounced Monday that he would not restart Operation Epic Fury to give the peace talks another chance. Iran has wreaked havoc on the Strait of Hormuz, scaring off oil vessels from traversing it. President Donald Trump revealed how close he was to restarting strikes on Iran.
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