Breaking news: The Wall Street Journal has revealed the truth behind Trump's post this morning: the three Gulf countries named by him—Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE—have all unanimously denied knowing about Trump’s alleged pause on launching attacks against Iran.
In his post, Trump explicitly "called out" the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, naming them specifically—Emir so-and-so, Crown Prince so-and-so, President so-and-so. According to Trump, after these three leaders requested him to "delay" the strike on Iran, he only pressed the pause button out of respect for their plea.
However, less than a day later, the truth came to light: officials from all three countries have publicly denied ever pleading with Trump. They also stated they had no knowledge of the alleged attack plan Trump claimed was imminent.
Well, doesn’t Trump realize that fabricating someone else’s request will eventually be exposed?
This is a clumsy excuse—its real purpose being to buy more time for the U.S. to find an exit strategy and mechanism.
To allow the U.S. stock market, which opened this morning, to calm down for a few hours first.
At least, his words appear to suggest that the president himself reluctantly yielded under pressure from others, doing a favor.
How will Trump now negotiate with the Iranians, knowing this?
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1865625831331852/
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