President Donald Trump don tok say “very friendly negotiations” dey go on about the war with Iran, as both sides no exchange strike for three days now. Aboard Air Force One, Trump tell reporter say: “I think there’s a good chance that something could happen.” But e warn say if negotiation fail, America go “go back to doing what we were doing” before im stop the strike.
Tehran don deny say any direct negotiation dey happen. Trump say im decide stop US strike on Iran on Friday because the countries mediating between dem ask am give di talk another chance. Iran too don stop dia attacks. Di pause come after nearly two weeks of daily US strike and tit-for-tat attack, wey don effectively unravel di ceasefire wey dem strike for June.
Di US military tok say dia strike na to “degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz” – a global route for transporting oil. Inside the presidential plane, Trump also dismiss media report say after five months of fighting, US ammunition stockpile dey run low. “We have a lot of ammunition. We have a lot of the mid-level stuff too, more than we could ever use, no matter what,” e tok. “But we have a lot. I’d like to have more.”
E say “lot of equipment” dey build, especially Patriots – highly valued US-made anti-ballistic missile. “That system is going up. We have a lot,” e add. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly tok say di US military “has more than enough munitions, ammo, and stockpiles to serve all of President Trump’s strategic goals and beyond, and Operation Epic Fury has exposed what happens when you mess with the United States.” “Even still, the president has urged our defence contractors to constantly produce more made-in-America weapons, which are the best in the world,” she add.
Di US and Israel launch dia strike against Iran on 28 February. Tehran retaliate by firing missile and drone on US military base and other asset for Gulf states, plus target inside Israel. For June, Iran and US sign memorandum of understanding to stop military operation and reopen Strait of Hormuz, plus reach agreement to end war within 60 days. But after Iranian force attack tanker for the waterway on 13 July, Washington resume air strike against Iran and reinstate naval blockade of di country ports. Tehran retaliate with attack on US military facility and base across Middle East, kill four American soldier. Di US strike don kill dozens of people, according to Iran health ministry.
