President Donald Trump says the
US is ready to embrace peace “with all those who seek peace”.
Trump said this in a broadcast
after the claim of Iran that 80 American soldiers had been killed in
retaliation for the murder of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general.
But in his speech, Trump
dismissed the claim of Iran, saying no American was hurt in the missiles fired
by Iran.
“Iran appears to be standing
down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for
the world,” he said.
“To the people and leaders of
Iran, we want you to have a future and a great future, one that you deserve.
“One of prosperity at home and
harmony with the nations of the world. The United States is ready to embrace peace
with all who seek it.”
The US president also said his
administration would impose fresh sanctions on Iran in response to the attack
on American forces in Iraq.
He said as long as he remains
president, Iran would never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
“The United States will
immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the Iranian
regime,” he said.
“These powerful sanctions will
remain until Iran changes its behaviour. In recent months alone, Iran has
seized ships in international waters, fired an unprovoked strike on Saudi
Arabia and shot down two American drones.”
The US president, who had earlier
warned Iran against retaliation, was diplomatic in his speech.
Iran had earlier said it had
identified 35 US targets for attack to retaliate the killing of Soleimani.
Responding, Trump had said his
country recently invested $2 trillion on weapons and would use those ammunition
if Iran carried out its threat.
But on Wednesday, the US
president said: “Our missiles are big, powerful, accurate, lethal and fast. The
fact that we have this great military and equipment, however, does not mean we
have to use it. We do not want to use it. American strength, both military and
economic, is the best deterrent.”
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