US President Donald Trump seems to be backing off on a few issues that hurt his party in the midterm elections. One of them is Iran. He now says the US may not start attacking Iran again, because talks are going on to end the fighting.
But he did not rule out force. “If we get a deal on Iran’s nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz is opened again, the chance of more attacks is very small,” Trump said. “But if the talks fail, we will not wait to strike. We have three aircraft carriers ready, and we can destroy 38 bridges in Iran in just a few hours.”
Some efforts have already been made to bring the two countries to a peace deal. Still, the US carried out strikes while those efforts were happening.
At the same time, the Democrats did well in the midterms and now have a stronger voice in both houses of Congress. This has put more pressure on Trump to end the war, and his new comments come in that setting.
Qatar Steps In to Help
Qatar is playing the role of go-between and has put forward new ideas to stop the fighting. Trump is due to meet Qatar’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, on Monday.