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Trump raises prospect of US strike or deal with Iran

The US president said the standoff would end “very soon”, without giving a timeline or details of a possible agreement.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
Donald Trump speaks with both hands raised as several suited men stand behind him.
US-Iran standoff

Donald Trump has raised the possibility that the United States could strike Iran or reach a deal, saying the standoff would end “very soon” either way.

Al Jazeera Global News reported the remarks on 1 October. The supplied report gives no date or venue for when Trump made them.

Trump’s comments present a strike and an agreement as possible outcomes; the report does not say either has been decided.

He gave no specific timeline for the standoff’s resolution and provided no details about what a deal might involve.

The supplied material offers no further context on the causes or earlier developments in the US-Iran standoff.

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