Trump: The war in Iran is "effectively over" from a military perspective

China News Service, Washington, November 10 (Reporter Chen Mengtong) U.S. President Trump said at the White House on the 9th, "From a military perspective, the war in Iran is actually over. We are just maintaining the status quo."

Trump met with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed earlier in the day. After the meeting, he went to the White House briefing room to hold an impromptu press conference. This is his first press conference since the midterm elections.

Trump opened the press conference by saying that he and the Prime Minister of Qatar had "a lot of discussions" on Iran during their meeting. "The bottom line is that Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and other countries prefer to maintain the status quo, which is to let the current situation remain. In other words, to continue to maintain the naval blockade."

Trump said that at this time, it appears that military action is not necessary. Military action no longer seems to be very necessary, but the United States is fully prepared to respond to any changes that may occur. "We think the situation is pretty good right now. Let's see what happens next. I'm not making any guarantees, but if we do need to take military action again, we are fully prepared."

A reporter asked, "Why not just declare the war over and end it?" Trump replied that the security of the United States' regional allies must be ensured. "We want to make sure we have a long-term solution, not just a short-term solution. Iran will never have nuclear weapons, but we have to make sure it's a long-term solution." (End)