«I want to thank Iran for the warning»: Trump commented on the base strike
No one was killed in the Iranian attack and damage was minimal, claims US president
Iran launched a «weak» strike on a US military base that Washington expected, Donald Trump has said. He confirmed that Tehran had warned US authorities about the missile attack in advance, which allowed «avoiding the loss of lives». Trump said nothing about further US steps, but expressed hope that Iran had «vented its emotions» and would now «pursue peace and harmony.» In addition, the US president promised to call on Israel.
Details
US President Donald Trump has commented for the first time on Iran's missile strike on a US military base in Qatar. He published a post on the social network Truth Social.
According to Trump, Iran's response to the US attack over the weekend was «very weak», with the US side being prepared for it and «very effective» in countering it. Fourteen missiles were launched, of which 13 were shot down and one was allowed to continue as it posed no threat, the US president claimed.
No Americans or Qataris were killed or injured, and virtually no damage was done, Trump added.
«Most importantly, they [Iran] have vented their emotions and there will be no further hatred, I hope. I want to thank Iran for giving us advance warning, which avoided the loss of lives and no one was injured. Perhaps Iran can now proceed to peace and harmony in the region, and I will enthusiastically urge Israel to do the same,» the US president wrote.
Trump also in a separate post thanked the Emir of Qatar for «all he has done to bring peace to the region.» Another post by the US president says, «Congratulations, peace, time for peace!».
Context
On June 23, Iran launched missiles toward a U.S. military base in Qatar. This was Tehran's response to the US attack: on Sunday night, they hit three Iranian nuclear facilities. Iranian authorities said they used as many missiles in their attack as the Americans did in theirs. Qatari authorities said a U.S. military base was evacuated and air defense forces successfully repelled the attack.
That Qatar and the U.S. had received advance warnings of the attack was told by Reuters' sources in the Middle East.
Iran's response caused relief on world markets. Oil prices collapsed by 7%, major U.S. indices ended trading up about 1%.
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