Trump says heâs âlow-keying itâ on Iran: âIt will work outâ
President Trump said in a new interview he is âlow-keying itâ when it comes to the war with Iran as it nears its sixth month
âWe are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,â Trump told Axios on Sunday.
The president also said Tehranâs economy âis in very bad shapeâ and that the country cannot compensate its forces.
âIt will work out. It always works out. Itâs like a chess game,â Trump said of tension between the U.S. and Iran.
With the war against Iran approaching the half-year mark, the fighting is straining U.S. relations with historic allies, raising the price of oil and gas amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and polling recently as unpopular among Americans.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. was about $4.00 on Monday morning, with the average price being about $3.14 at this time last year.
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, the secretary of Iranâs Supreme National Security Council, presented on Saturday his countryâs key demands for the U.S. amid talks to reopen the strait. Iran and Oman have been taking part in discussions regarding the waterway.
Zolghadr in a message shared on state media pressed the U.S. to end its naval blockade in the strait, lift sanctions on Tehran and pay war reparations. He also demanded that the U.S. military withdraw from Iran and halt attacks on Tehranâs allies.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6019744-donald-trump-iran-war-strategy/New day, new story. And it isn't even Tuesday yet. This excursion/conflict/war, Trump has repeatedly said from the very beginning would end âpretty quickly,â âvery soonâ and âpretty much, the very near future.â That has now, six months later, evolved into "low keying" it.