Trump dit avoir "presque tout détruit" en Iran
Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States had "almost destroyed everything" in Iran, denying that it had been drawn into the war by Israel.
The US president cited Iran's navy, air force, and air detection systems, saying that "almost everything has been destroyed."
Speaking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the first foreign leader received at the White House since the start of the war with Iran, the Republican leader also indicated that Tehran would otherwise have attacked "first" and that it had "perhaps forced Israel's hand" to launch the military operation.
In remarks on Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested that the United States had gone to war at the instigation of Israel.
"Given the way the negotiations were going, I thought they (Iran) were going to attack first. And I didn't want that to happen. So I may have forced Israel's hand. But Israel was ready. And we were ready," the US president said in the Oval Office.
When asked who might lead Iran after the war, he stated that most of the Iranian officials Washington had in mind were dead.
"Most of the people we thought of are dead (...) And now we have another group (of leaders). They may be dead too (...) Soon we won't know anyone anymore," the US president said.
He added that the "worst-case scenario" for Iran would be the arrival of an official "as bad" as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader killed in strikes on Saturday, the first day of the conflict.
"We do not want this to happen," he said, repeating that the Islamic Republic of Iran represented "evil incarnate."
Strait of Hormuz
The German chancellor, for his part, hoped that the war would end as quickly as possible, because it was damaging the international economy.
"It's obvious that this is hurting our economies. That's true for oil prices, and it's also true for gas prices," said Mr. Merz. "That's why we all hope this war will end as soon as possible."
The war in the Middle East, a key region for hydrocarbons, has caused a global energy shock, due in particular to the paralysis of navigation it has caused in the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic passage for oil trade.
Donald Trump then wrote on his Truth Social network that the US Navy could, "if necessary", escort oil tankers in this strait located between Iran and Oman.
During his exchange with the press earlier at the White House, the first since the start of the war on Saturday, the American president had also been virulent with allied countries, including the United Kingdom.
"I am unhappy with London," which initially refused to allow the United States to use a joint military base located in the Indian Ocean, he said.
"It took us three or four days to decide where we could land. It would have been much more practical to land there, rather than flying for several more hours. We are very surprised," he continued.
"This is not Winston Churchill we are dealing with," he declared.
Trump also threatened Spain with a halt to all trade, criticizing its refusal to allow the United States to use military bases located in Andalusia for its war against Iran and its military spending, which he considers insufficient.
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