Gulf Insider
The ‘Mini War’ It’s looking like the White House does not wish to given up just yet on the ceasefire, given this afternoon President Trump referenced the conflict as a “mini-war” – as opposed to a full blown war – in what seemed like an effort to downplay today’s dramatic events. Not only did missiles rain down on the UAE, sparking a fire at a key oil facility, but the US Navy said it destroyed seven Iranian military boats. Here’s what Trump said. “They did a poll on the war with Iran, and they said only 32% of the people like it,” Trump said, without specifying who conducted the poll. “Well, I don’t like it, I don’t like war at all.” “We’re in, I call it a mini-war,” Trump added a few moments later. Trump has previously said he’s been advised to not call it a war. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said last week that the U.S. is currently “not at war.” Meanwhile, more details via CENTCOM on the earlier flare-up, which separately saw the UAE engage 12 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles, and 4 drones on Monday: US Central Command (Centcom) says it has used helicopters to destroy Iranian small boats. It follows US […]
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