President Trump Calls For ‘Peace’ Between Iran, Israel After Att¶cks On US Base
In a post on his Truth Social account, he also appeared to signal that Washington would not retaliate, adding that he would encourage Israel, which bombed Iran on Monday, to make peace.
United States president, Donald Trump, has called for “peace and harmony” in the Middle East between Israel and Iran after the latter fired ballistic missiles at a US air base in Qatar.
The US president said Tehran launched 14 missiles at the Al Udeid military base in Qatar in response to US airstrikes over the weekend but said they were “very weak”, did not harm any Americans and did “hardly any damage”.
In a post on his Truth Social account, he also appeared to signal that Washington would not retaliate, adding that he would encourage Israel, which bombed Iran on Monday, to make peace.
Thanking Iran for “giving us early notice” of the attack, Mr Trump said: “Iran has officially responded to our Obliteration of their Nuclear Facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and have very effectively countered.”
He continued: “I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done.
“Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their “system,” and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE.
“I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured. Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region, and I will enthusiastically encourage Israel to do the same.”
Trump added in a subsequent post: “CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!
Earlier, it emerged that Iranian officials had warned both Qatar and the US that it would strike the Al Udeid base, in a bid to minimise casualties and potentially avoid further escalation.
Trump was in the White House’s situation room as the attack unfolded.
Iran, which dubbed the operation “Promise of Victory”, then publicly vowed to “cripple” more US bases – an apparent attempt to project strength to people in Iran.
However, a senior Iranian official later told Reuters that Tehran was ready to “begin diplomacy” after “punishing the aggressor”.
