Trump says Israel would not exist without the United States
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Donald Trump says Israel would not exist without the United States, citing the scale of US military aid to the country. In an interview broadcast by CBS, the US president also said Iran no longer had nuclear material and that he was not seeking to escalate the conflict, reports Daily Post Nigeria.
Donald Trump said Israel would not exist without the United States, citing the scale of US military aid provided to the Middle Eastern country. The US president made the remarks during his first face-to-face interview since the midterm elections, on CBS's « 60 Minutes » programme.
Donald Trump also said that countries protected by the United States should reimburse the costs incurred by Washington for wars. He acknowledged that voters did not like the war and the rise in petrol prices, as well as hostility towards Israel. On the conflict with Iran, he said Washington had been close to an agreement with Tehran before the midterm elections and considered his decision to intervene militarily to be, historically, a good decision.
Asked about Iran's nuclear material, Donald Trump said Iran no longer possessed any, as it was, according to him, buried under thousands of tonnes of rock. He also said he was not seeking to escalate the conflict. The US president also defended Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who has faced calls to step down, while mentioning possible changes within his cabinet.
Donald Trump finally said he had not lifted US sanctions on Russian diesel, but had allowed Russia to supply oil to the global market. US lawmakers criticised the exemption, while administration officials presented it as necessary to lower petrol prices and maintain energy supplies amid the conflict and the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
