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US President Donald Trump ruled out an immediate military strike on Iran on Sunday, telling reporters that Washington had no plans to attack.
“Would I tell you that? But the answer is no. There will not be a strike,” Trump said as he left the White House for a campaign rally in Michigan. He was asked whether military action against Iran could take place as soon as Sunday, according to Anadolu Agency.
Earlier that day, Trump had framed the choice for Washington as either reaching a diplomatic agreement with Tehran or pursuing military action. “Do I make a deal with them, or do I finish them off? That’s the only question,” he told Fox News.
Trump said US forces had full maritime dominance over the Gulf transit corridor. “Remember, we now control the Hormuz Strait. They get nothing. Yes, we get everything,” he said, adding that commercial activity through the chokepoint was above pre-war levels. He described the US Navy’s enforcement of a blockade on Iranian ports and shipping as “unbelievable.”
On Saturday, Trump had suggested the United States could carry out new strikes or reach a comprehensive agreement. He questioned whether Tehran would honour possible commitments and said either outcome would amount to an American victory.
Control of the Strait of Hormuz remains a key point of friction in the war with Iran, which began in late February after joint US-Israeli strikes. The conflict has continued despite a ceasefire and a memorandum aimed at concluding a final peace deal.
On the war in Eastern Europe, Trump said high-level diplomatic engagements involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States were approaching. “We’re going to be having some pretty soon, and I think they both want to make a deal,” he said.
Asked about Brazil’s presidential election, Trump did not endorse a candidate, saying administration officials were “watching” the race.
Trump linked unrest in European cities to what he described as weak border enforcement, contrasting the situation there with US border controls over the past 18 months. “I closed the border. You know that we’ve had zero infiltration,” he said, claiming that “zero illegal aliens” had entered during that period and that previous policies had allowed millions to arrive.
Referring to protests in France, Italy, Belgium and Spain, Trump said he had previously warned French President Emmanuel Macron: “You are destroying France. You’re letting people come in that hate your country.” He said migrant arrivals in Spain reflected wider instability across Europe.
On technology and manufacturing, Trump accused Taiwan of having “stolen” the entire US semiconductor industry through low-priced production. “They stole our chip business, all of it, 100%, because they made chips at a ridiculous price, and they just pushed them in,” he said, adding that stronger executive leadership in Washington would have prevented broader tensions with China.
