Trump accused Iran of starting a war between the two countries, and said that if Washington did not initiate military action, Tehran would develop nuclear weapons within two weeks. "We did not start a war with Iran. Iran started a war with us. They are considered the number one state broker of terrorism in the world, the US president said at a campaign rally in Mississippi. Trump called the cease-fire agreement reached in June a "waste of time" and admitted that he had never "particularly liked" the rope.