Trump Says He Was An Hour Away From Deciding On New Strikes On Iran
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The U.S. president indicated that Iran does not have much time to come to the negotiating table.
US President Donald Trump said he was an hour away from deciding to strike Iran again today, May 19, he told reporters against the backdrop of a ballroom under construction outside the White House.
"I was an hour away from making the decision to strike today," Trump said.
The US president said he received a call asking him to "give a couple more days" because Tehran was "behaving reasonably."
Answering a question about how much time Iran has to come to the negotiating table, the US president said, "Two or three days. Maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Maybe the beginning of next week. A limited period of time."
He also noted once again that Washington could not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons because "if they had nuclear weapons, they would start with Israel."
After Israel, according to Trump, Iran would take on Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar and the entire Middle East. "It would be a nuclear holocaust," he added.