US President Donald Trump said he had always provided strong support for Israel, stressing that his position had not changed and that he remained “one of the most supportive US presidents of Israel.”
Trump made the remarks during a telephone interview with the conservative American channel Salem News Channel on Thursday, in which he discussed several foreign policy issues.
Reaffirming his full support for Israel, Trump said: “My approval rating in Israel is 99 percent. I am the most popular person there. When this is over, I might go to Israel and become prime minister.”
Asked whether he would hesitate to use military force to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, Trump replied: “No, I would never hesitate.”
Trump also left open the possibility of resuming large-scale military operations against Iran. Asked whether such action was possible, he responded: “It is possible.”
He claimed that things were going “very well” regarding Iran and asserted that the volume of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz was now greater than it had been before the war.
Trump further claimed that the United States could win the war against Iran whenever it chose and that Washington was in control of the timing, adding: “We are now in the middle of winning the war.”
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran, resulting in thousands of deaths. Tehran responded with attacks on Israel and US positions in several countries across the region.
The United States subsequently launched strikes against targets inside Iran, while negotiations with Tehran remained stalled over disagreements concerning navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important strategic routes for global energy and commodity supplies.
Source: Anadolu Agency
