Trump Says He Is Proud Of Striking Iran As House Votes To End War

President Donald Trump said he is “very proud” of the decision to strike Iran, arguing that the resulting war has not derailed the economy and has coincided with record stock market gains.

Trump told reporters, “Today we hit another stock market high,” while saying the conflict is “not a big thing for us” and that “We have a great military.”

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The Washington Examiner linked the conflict’s early stages to a surge in energy prices after oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupted, noting that as of Tuesday the national average price for regular gasoline stood at $4.29 per gallon.

The same article said Iran launched one of its most damaging missile and drone barrages since the April ceasefire, targeting Kuwait and Bahrain, and that the strike on Kuwait marked the second attack on the country in 72 hours.

It added that four House Republicans—Reps. Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett, and Warren Davidson—voted with all Democrats to restrict Trump’s war powers, with the measure to end the over 90-day war heading to the Senate.

In an interview reported by Anadolu Ajansı, Trump said Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is involved with negotiations to end the war and that the two “seem to be getting along quite well.”

Trump added, “We'll probably meet at some point, depending on how it all works out,” and said Iran has already agreed to not have a nuclear weapon, calling it “a big thing.”

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CNBC reported Trump’s claim that “They've already agreed they're not going to have a nuclear weapon,” while also saying Tehran could still “change their mind.”

CNBC said Iran’s Foreign Ministry declined to comment on Trump’s interview when contacted, and quoted a government official who was not authorized to speak publicly calling Trump’s framing “misleading.”

The CNBC account also described U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio telling the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday that Iran “could negotiate aspects of their nuclear program,” while the war was approaching its 100th day and was at an impasse.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported that the U.S. House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, voting 215-208 on June 3 with four Republicans joining all Democrats.

“The Iranian regime has agreed not to have nuclear weapons, President Donald Trump has said — but he added that Tehran could still "change their mind”

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The measure, introduced by Representative Gregory Meeks of New York, directs Trump to remove US armed forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress formally declares war or authorizes the use of military force, and it now heads to the Senate.

Meeks argued in a statement that the military campaign had failed to achieve its stated objectives and had instead damaged diplomatic efforts, saying, “If anything, it has pushed a diplomatic resolution of Iran's nuclear program further away.”

Hours before the House vote, Rubio defended the administration’s strategy in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, saying, “We're no longer conducting sustained strikes inside of Iran to degrade their military, because Epic Fury is over.”

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said Rubio tied any easing of U.S. sanctions on Iran to nuclear concessions, stating, “They are not going to get any sanctions relief of any kind unless they get rid of enrichment and get rid of the highly enriched uranium.”