WATCH: Trump holds news conference to answer questions about Iran
Key Takeaways
- President Donald Trump provided an update on Iran before departing Florida on Monday.
- Trump answered reporters' questions during the briefing.
- The briefing occurred amid rising oil and gasoline price concerns tied to the war.
Trump on Iran war
President Donald Trump held a news conference before leaving Florida on Monday to provide an update on the war with Iran and answer reporters' questions amid rising concerns about high oil and gasoline prices because of the war.
“Associated PressAssociated Press Leave your feedback President Donald Trump provided an update on Iran and answered questions from reporters before he left Florida on Monday”
Trump said the war began because Iran was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons to replace facilities bombed last year by the U.S.
He added that the new site was "protected by granite."
He claimed Iran wanted to use the "exponentially growing ballistic missile threat to make it virtually impossible to prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon," and said Iran would have otherwise been able to "take over the Middle East."
Trump suggested the U.S. was acting partly for the benefit of other nations that rely on oil shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, saying, "I mean, we're doing this for the other parts of the world, including countries like China."
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