Trump assure qu'il "ne reste pratiquement rien à frapper" en Iran
Donald Trump, who has been making numerous statements about the imminent end of the American offensive in Iran, asserted on Wednesday that "there is practically nothing left to strike" in the country, in a telephone interview with the Axios website.
At the same time, the US military hinted that it could now strike Iranian ports.
"As soon as I want it to stop, it will stop," the US president said, predicting that the war would end "soon," shortly after the Israeli defense minister declared that the joint Israeli-US offensive would continue "without time limit."
He also promised during a press briefing at the White House that "great security" would soon prevail in the Strait of Hormuz, an extremely important passage point for oil trade, where traffic is almost at a standstill because of the war in the Middle East.
"We have struck 28 mine-laying ships so far," said Donald Trump, who frequently uses inflated or invented figures, in an exchange with the press on the sidelines of a factory visit in Ohio (Great Lakes region).
The U.S. military command for the Middle East (Centcom) on Wednesday called on Iranian civilians to stay away from the ports of the Strait of Hormuz, which Washington says are being used for military purposes by Tehran.
"Civilian ports used for military purposes lose their protected status and become legitimate military targets under international law," Centcom said.
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The United States has already been accused of striking a civilian target, specifically a school.
The New York Times on Wednesday cited an ongoing investigation by the U.S. military, which attributes responsibility for the missile launch to the United States.
When questioned by journalists about this information, Donald Trump claimed that he was "not aware" of it.
The American president initially accused Iran, before partially backtracking and indicating that he would "accept" the outcome of the investigation.
According to Iranian authorities, the explosion in Minab, in the south of the country, occurred on the first day of the war on February 28 and killed more than 150 people.
AFP was unable to access the site to independently verify the death toll or the circumstances of the events.
Faced with soaring oil prices that threaten the global economy and the damaging political impact of a prolonged conflict on his party, Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone on Monday, declaring that the war would only be "a short excursion".
The 79-year-old Republican has also said several times that military operations were well ahead of the four- or five-week timeline he himself put forward at the start of the war on February 28.
As usual, Donald Trump also made comments contradicting the prospect of a quick end to the conflict.
On Monday, he threatened Iran with a "much, much harder" strike, and stated: "we have left aside the most important targets in case we need them later."
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