Donald Trump, the President of the United States, on November 21, in an interview with Stephen E. Smith, the American anchor, said that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain would prefer the current situation with Iran to continue for some time.
"I could end it right away, but at the request of the countries that I want to protect, we're going to do it a little longer and in a more civilized way," Trump said in the conversation.
"Saudi Arabia has asked me to please let things stay like this for a while because they are collapsing," he added. Trump also said that Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain also favor the continuation of the waiting period.
Referring to the situation of the Islamic Republic, the US President stated: "We put very heavy economic pressure on them. Their inflation is more than 300%. They have no money and have not paid the salaries of their guards, soldiers and policemen.