US President Donald Trump has rejected describing Washington’s confrontation with Iran as a war, claiming that the United States has made significant progress against Tehran and is now extracting more oil than it did before the conflict.
“We made a lot of progress with Iran. We’re taking out more oil now than we were before the war. It’s not a war,” Trump said, arguing that the absence of casualties over a five-month period meant the situation should not be described as a war.
His remarks come as the US-Iran confrontation continues, with questions surrounding the military campaign, the possibility of further strikes and the future of diplomatic efforts. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated on October 20 described the conflict as a period of continued, although reduced, military confrontation between the two countries.
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