“Who wants to be President of Iran”: Trump asks during Arizona rally

ARIZONA: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that he may have “gone a little too far” in his remarks about Iran while asking who would want to become the country’s president.

As per Fox News, speaking at a campaign rally in Arizona, Trump said, “Who would like to be the president of Iran? Please raise your hand. No. I don’t want to be. I probably went a little too far. I’m sorry because I don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with.”

Earlier, during his campaign in Alaska, Trump said, “Wait till you see what we do to Iran. We’re going to we’re going to do a number. Wait till you see… The big thing is they were not going to have a nuclear weapon and they won’t. That’s buried under thousands of tons of rock.”

Meanwhile, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, one of Tehran’s top negotiators, said the country’s military capabilities, including its firepower, offensive power and air defence, had increased significantly between the 12-day war and the more recent conflict with the United States and Israel.

In his interview with the Iranian people, shared through his official Telegram channel, Ghalibaf said, “Becoming strong is not just a military dimension. Deterrence has variables, and naturally, an important priority is the military priorities that we have seen; for example, our firepower, our offensive power, and our air defence have increased significantly between the 12-day war and this recent war, becoming more effective and more massive.”

He further claimed that Iran’s air defence capabilities had improved substantially and that its adversaries had suffered significant damage, citing drones and the F-35 aircraft as examples.