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Trump points to location in Iran: ‘We could strike soon’

From Sabah · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Donald Trump said the United States had been militarily successful in Iran and was closely watching developments around the Strait of Hormuz.
  • He warned that the United States could soon strike the area around Kazma Mountain if developments there continued, while saying the strait remained open to oil tankers.
  • Trump said he had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping not to become involved in the Iran crisis and claimed Beijing had largely stayed out.

Donald Trump said the United States could soon strike around Kazma Mountain if developments there continued, while discussing the Iran conflict at a White House news conference.

Trump said the United States had done everything militarily in Iran and had been very successful, but was not currently carrying out an active attack. He described the confrontation as a “military conflict” rather than a war, saying many people did not call it a war.

Military conflict

· Donald TrumpTrump used the term to describe the confrontation with Iran instead of calling it a war.

The US president said he was closely following developments in and around the Strait of Hormuz. “If developments occur in that area, we could strike Kazma Mountain soon,” he said. Trump also claimed that the strait was being kept open for oil tankers.

If developments occur in that area, we could strike Kazma Mountain soon.

· Donald TrumpTrump warned of a possible US strike near Kazma Mountain while discussing the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said 18 US soldiers had been killed in the clashes with Iran, but argued that this was not a very large number compared with the Vietnam or Afghanistan wars. He also said he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on September 24.

According to Trump, he had told Xi, “Please do not get involved in Iran.” Trump said China could have taken a much more active role but had remained only lightly involved in the tensions.

Please do not get involved in Iran.

· Donald TrumpTrump said he made this request to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Originally published by Sabah in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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