Trump: military operation against Iran does not look necessary, but the US is ready to act

Statement at the White House

US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that further military action against Iran at this stage does not look very necessary, but stressed that Washington remains ready to strike if the situation changes. At this point, military action does not seem very necessary but we are loaded up and ready to go for any reason, he said, according to the Turkish news agency Anadolu.

Context of the statement

According to Trump, Israel and the entire Middle East are protected from danger and threat from Iran. At the same time, he expressed the view that the conflict is moving toward an end: We see movement toward the end of this conflict. I think it will end fairly soon. The statement combines two lines: on the one hand, a denial of the need for a new strike; on the other, an emphasized readiness to carry one out, which leaves open the question of the actual conditions under which Washington might resume military action. The report is based on a single publication; no other confirmations or details about the state of the conflict are available in accessible sources.