© EPA-EFE/FRANCIS CHUNG Trump hopes to make a deal. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that the U.S. dispatched a naval fleet to Iran that surpasses the squadron positioned near the Venezuelan coastline. Trump indicated this at the White House.
“We possess a massive armada, a flotilla – name it as you wish. At present, it is advancing towards Iran. It is even larger than the one we had off Venezuela.
“He expresses the hope that an accord can be struck with Iran,” Trump commented.
“Should we reach an agreement, that’s excellent. Should we fail to reach an agreement, we’ll observe the ensuing developments,” Trump remarked.
Simultaneously, when addressing the circumstances in Venezuela, Trump noted that the nation’s administration is “performing quite well.” He characterized relations with the U.S. as “very, very positive.”
Previously, The NYT detailed that Trump received an expanded compendium of possible military choices aimed at Iran, targeting the country’s nuclear and missile infrastructures or weakening the supreme leader.
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