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Donald Trump has been accused of backtracking and contradicting his own statements regarding the war in Iran.
Speaking at a press conference later yesterday, Trump slammed the UK for its response to the war, calling it ‘very disappointing’.
Trump has also asked France, China, Japan, South Korea and Britain to assist secure the Strait of Hormuz.
However the President’s own remarks have appeared to contradict himself, telling reporters: ‘Really, I’m demanding that these countries are available and protect their very own territory – since it is their territory.’
Lower than an hour later, he said: ‘They need to come, and so they should help us protect it. You would make the case that perhaps we shouldn’t even be there in any respect, because we don’t need it.
‘We now have a number of oil. We’re the primary producer anywhere on this planet times two.’
Seemingly referencing NATO, Trump added, ‘If we want help, they won’t be there for us. I’ve known that for a protracted time period.’
Again, moments later, he said: ‘We now have some who’re enthusiastic. They’re coming.’
Talking to reporters, Trump also said ‘we would like them to return and help us with the Strait (of Hormuz)’.
Later, he clarified: ‘My attitude is we don’t need anybody. We now have the strongest nation on this planet. We now have the strongest military by far – we don’t need them.’
Various lengths of the Iran War
Initially of the war, Trump said he thought the strikes in Iran could be ‘4 weeks or so’.
Days later, he said the war was ‘very complete, just about’ – before, on the identical day, saying the war wouldn’t end that week, but would ‘very soon’.
On why the US attacked Iran
In an address made shortly after attacks began, Trump said: ‘Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.
‘They will never have a nuclear weapon. That’s the reason in Operation Midnight Hammer last June, we obliterated the regime’s nuclear program — at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan — after that attack, we warned them never to resume their malicious pursuit of nuclear weapons.’
Days later, Trump said he ‘knew Iran was going to attack’, claiming that if the US didn’t fight, Iran would attack first.
The strike at an Iranian girl’s school
After a strike on an Iranian school killed 175 children in late February, there was confusion as as to whether Iran, the US or Israel was behind it.
US Central Command has acknowledged using Tomahawk missiles on this war and even released a photograph of the USS Spruance, a part of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier group positioned inside range of the school, firing a Tomahawk missile on February 28.
When asked by a reporter whether the US was answerable for the blast, which killed mostly children, Trump responded, without providing evidence: ‘No, in my opinion, based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran.’
He added: ‘I will definitely, regardless of the report shows, be willing to live with that report.’
After a report found that the US struck the varsity, Trump said: ‘I don’t find out about it.’
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