Trump Sets US-Iran Talks for Next Week as He Views War ‘Over’
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In Donald Trump’s view, the war between Israel and Iran is “over”—except for the part where he also warned that new fighting “could maybe start soon.” The US and Iran will be meeting next week but the president cast doubt on the need for a diplomatic agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program, citing the damage that American bombing had done to key sites.
At the NATO summit in The Hague, Trump achieved one of his main objectives: getting member nations to agree to increase defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic products. But it was no one-sided victory: The European allies and Secretary General Mark Rutte used royal pomp and flattery on the president to ensure the US renewed its commitments to collective defense. Trump threatened Spain with a doubling of tariffs after it balked at the higher military spending.