Donald Trump said that Washington is avoiding tougher measures in the conflict against Iran at the request of several countries in the Middle East.
“I could have finished it immediately. At the request of the nations I seek to protect, we do it a little longer, a little more civilly. Saudi Arabia asked me to 'please let it be the way it is now for a while,'" the US leader said, adding that Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates had also asked him to wait.