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As the United States works toward a peace deal with Iran, President Donald Trump may be edging toward a conflict scenario.
“I think the deal isn’t really something that I want to do, but they’re willing to offer us anything to stop,” Trump said Wednesday night at a rally in San Antonio, Texas, for a Republican candidate, CNBC reported.
The “deal” Trump referenced is titled the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Republic of Iran.
The 14-point document includes provisions such as reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing financial restrictions on Iran, with Iran pledging not to develop nuclear weapons.
Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, has been working on the deal and he is “doing very well,” Trump said.
‘Launching strikes’ a possibility
NBC reported that Trump’s national security team has discussed the possibility of resuming large-scale U.S. military operations in Iran, with the “possibility of launching strikes before the midterm elections next month.”
According to an Economist poll, dated Oct. 6, the “president’s net approval rating is 26%, down 0.2 points since last week, with 35% who approve, 61% disapprove and 4% not sure.”
The U.S. midterm election is less than a month away, slated for Nov. 3, with Americans concerned about the high cost of living, chiefly fueled by soaring gasoline and diesel prices.
As to the scale of a possible invasion, Axios reported an armed conflict could include bombing Iranian energy, infrastructure and nuclear targets.
Trump said earlier this week that American officials didn’t know who was running Iran during talks to end the war back in June.
“The problem is actually the opposite,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, told reporters at a press conference. “It lies in the contradictory positions and mixed messaging from US officials.”