Trump: I can destroy all of Iran's energy infrastructure, bridges and factories in 3 days.
In a video interview, US President Donald Trump asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other countries in the Persian Gulf region to refrain from wider attacks against Iran. He claimed that if not for the request of these countries, he would have succeeded in destroying Iran's energy infrastructure, bridges and production facilities within three days.
Mr. Trump in an interview with Stephen A. Smith said in a White House broadcast on Thursday - November 12 / 12 - that he could end the war immediately, but at the request of America's regional allies, he continued economic and military pressure against Iran.
He said: "Saudi Arabia has asked me to please keep the situation as it is for a while." Trump added that Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain also prefer to continue with his current approach in the confrontation with Iran. When Mr. Trump was asked if he would have carried out more attacks against Iran if he had not received such a request, he replied: "Yes, I would."
The American president claimed that Washington largely avoided focusing on Iran's energy infrastructure and bridges.
According to him, "In one day their energy sources will disappear. One day their bridges will be destroyed and one day their industrial production capacity will be destroyed. It only takes three days to do these things."
The US president also admitted that the post-war rise in gasoline prices contributed to the defeat of the Republicans in the midterm elections, but at the same time, he again defended his decision to strike Iran.