Washington 0
21 October 2019

At a cabinet meeting, President Trump maintained that “I’m trying to get out of wars. But we may have to get into wars, too … We’re better prepared than we’ve ever been. If Iran does something, they’ll be hit like they’ve never been hit before”. Iran’s Defence Minister, Amir Hatami, reacted by stating that “we will deal severely with the slightest act of aggression and if such behavior is repeated, our response will certainly be stronger”.

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