Will Donald Trump do pre-emptive strikes on Iran? When asked the question, he told this to a reporter

US President- elect Donald Trump while talking in a recent press conference addressed a question regarding Iran in a pretty bizarre manner and eventually denied to answer that. As tensions tend to escalate more in the Middle East, the responses of...

While having a recent press conference at the Mar-a-Lago residence pretty recently, US President- elect Donald Trump eventually engaged in a pretty tense exchange with a reporter regarding the possibility of preemptive strikes against the nuclear facilities located in Iran, reported Fox News.

According to Fox News, when he was being asked if he would consider such a military action, Donald Trump responded with severe skepticism while questioning the seriousness of the inquiry.

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Adding onto that, he stated that, ‘How could I answer a question like that?’ and then emphasized on the fact that discussing potential military actions publicly is not at all appropriate.

Donald Trump going further clarified that he would not disclose any plans related to military strikes while asserting that it is not something he would ever publicly address, asserted Fox News. He also highlighted on the ongoing efforts to assist in retrieving hostages who are being held in the Middle East and expressed his severe concerns about the war in Ukraine while describing it as ‘horrible’ but noting some progress in negotiations.

In spite of the reluctance of Donald Trump to specifically provide the specifics, pretty recent reports indicate that his transition team is weighing various options to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons which thus includes the potential for preemptive airstrikes, noted Fox News.

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