President Donald Trump, chatting with reporters on Thursday, stated the U.S. army struck Iranian targets earlier after “they trifled with us,” however that the delicate ceasefire remains to be on.
“They trifled with us in the present day. We blew them away,” Trump stated.
Earlier, U.S. Central Command stated three U.S. Navy destroyers had been crossing the Strait of Hormuz after they got here beneath fireplace from Iranian missiles and drones, and the U.S. launched “self-defense” strikes in response.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 07: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters alongside U.S. Secretary of Homeland Safety Markwayne Mullin as he inspects the portray of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool basin on Could 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. The repairs are a part of President Trump’s “Protected and Lovely” marketing campaign to wash up parks and monuments within the metropolis.
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“They need to not have accomplished that in the present day,” Trump stated. “We thought they could. We did not know, however we had been ready. They shot missiles. Each missile was knocked down, each drone was knocked down, and the people who shot it are now not with us.”
Trump made his feedback throughout an impromptu go to to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is present process renovations.
Trump additionally stated that the proposal between the 2 nations is “greater than a one-page provide.”
Sources have informed ABC Information {that a} main sticking level stays the way forward for Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and the president vowed to not let the nation receive or develop one.
Trump additionally stated {that a} deal might occur “any day” however it additionally “won’t occur” — a sentiment he’s repeated a number of occasions all through the course of the conflict.
-ABC Information’ Meg Mistry, Rachel Scott, Karen Travers and Nicholas Kerr
