Trump Says He Halted Further Strikes on Iran at Saudi and Gulf Request

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has claimed that he has for now halted further major strikes on Iran at the request of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.

In his statement, the US president said that Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain also support continuing the current strategy, and that the requests of Gulf countries are being taken into account.

Trump said that, if he decided to, Iran’s energy system, bridges and industrial production capacity could be destroyed in a single day. However, for the time being, a strategy of maintaining economic and military pressure on Iran has been adopted.