Trump Warns Iran's Ambitions Threatened Middle East Stability
President Trump claims Iran was planning to 'take over the Middle East' before the US launched an attack, citing 'information and belief' as the basis for his assertions.
President Trump has claimed that Iran was planning to 'take over the Middle East' before the US launched an attack that killed a top Iranian general. Trump cited 'information and belief' as the basis for his assertion, though he did not provide any specific evidence to back up his claim.
In a series of tweets, the president stated that Iran 'was actively planning new attacks' and that the US strike was carried out to 'stop a war'. Trump insisted that Iran would have 'taken over the Middle East' if the US had not intervened.
The US killing of Qasem Soleimani, a senior Iranian military commander, has significantly escalated tensions between Washington and Tehran. Iran has vowed 'harsh retaliation' for the attack, which it has described as an 'act of war' and 'state terrorism'.
Source: Al Jazeera
