Trump says Israel would be gone without him
Donald Trump claimed in a Fox News interview that Israel would be destroyed if he were not president, citing his policies toward Iran as the primary deterrent. Meanwhile, UAE official Anwar Gargash stated that the strategy of targeting Gulf states has failed and called for de-escalation.
Why it matters
The article reflects the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the role of US political rhetoric in regional stability.
US President Donald Trump stated that it was "a very good thing" that Iran struck Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait after the war began, as it lost the country's support in the Middle East in an interview with Fox News on Sunday night. "Everybody was shocked. I was surprised. I thought it was a very good thing because they lost all of the support they had," Trump said. Trump says Israel would be gone without himTrump also pointed to the strikes to support his claim that if Iran had a nuclear weapon, it would have fired it. He reiterated his claims that if he were not president, Iran would have a nuclear weapon and Israel would be destroyed.
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