Trump says military action against Iran 'doesn't seem to be a very necessary thing'
US President Donald Trump said Monday that further military action against Iran did not appear necessary at this stage, while warning that Washington remained prepared to act if the situation changed. "At this point, taking the military action doesn't seem to be a very necessary thing — but we're locked and loaded, ready to go for any reason," he told reporters at the White House. Trump added that Israel and the wider Middle East were protected from the Iranian "danger and threat."
"We're seeing momentum toward the end of this conflict. I think it's going to be ending fairly soon," he said. He said the US "is just keeping it the status quo." "I don't guarantee anything, but if we do have to go back in, we are locked and loaded." Trump said he hopes the US will be able to reach a deal with Iran. "But nothing's going to happen. And if we have to, we'll take it very serious. We are so loaded. We just have another aircraft carrier.
Left out here: Drops what it reported before
The article quotes Trump saying the US 'is just keeping it the status quo' but never says what that status quo is: a US naval blockade of Iran's ports that continues while Trump says military action is unnecessary. Anadolu's own report two minutes earlier quoted Trump describing it as a continuation of the naval blockade, and the AP reported that US forces maintain the blockade. Without it a reader may take 'no military action' to mean US military pressure on Iran has stopped.
How we know
- Anadolu Agency (English) wrote earlier“a continuation of the Greatest Naval Blockade in History”Trump says he had ‘excellent’ talks with Qatar’s prime minister on Iran (opens in a new tab)
- MSNBC reported“maintain a naval blockade to stem the flow of Iranian oil into the global market”Trump says military action against Iran doesn’t seem ‘very necessary’ (opens in a new tab)
It's all loaded up to the gills with brand-new, beautiful stuff,” he added. "And hopefully, we don't have to use them."
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