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Trump pledges Iran ‘excursion’ going to be ended soon, butwarned “Iran will be hit harder”if it starts up again, or if Tehran targets global oil supplies.
When asked by reporter, Trumprefuses to say if new Ayatollah has a target on his back.
Trump tells Republican conference it is going to bea short-term excursionin Iran, but he’s ready to see the mission through against “evil” Iran.. Says of Tehran,“They should’ve cried uncle two days ago.”And Iran campaign will be“finished pretty quickly”.
Trump tells CBS“the war could be over soon.”Oil prices drop on the headline.
Trump callschoice of new supreme leader ‘a big mistake’
Lebanon wants direct peace talks with Israel to end fighting but Israeli rejects it, also amid US skepticism: Axios.
Trump says too soon to talk about seizing Iran’s oil but does not rule it out, tells NBC.
Analyst consensus on question of potentiallyprotracted conflict:Iran Signals a Fight to the End With Appointment of Khamenei’s Son
SenatorGraham:“The American Embassy is being evacuated in Riyadh because of sustained attacks by Iran against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Source: The Vigilant Fox
