Exclusive: President Trump Calls Alleged Iranian Attack on Oil Tankers ‘Very Minor’

Jun 18, 2019, 07:26 PM


Facing twin challenges in the Persian Gulf, President Donald Trump said in an interview with TIME Monday that he might take military action to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, but cast doubt on going to war to protect international oil supplies.

"I would certainly go over nuclear weapons," the president said when asked what moves would lead him to consider going to war with Iran, "and I would keep the other a question mark.

Facing twin challenges in the Persian Gulf, President Donald Trump said in an interview with TIME Monday that he might take military action to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, but cast doubt on going to war to protect international oil supplies. "I would certainly go over nuclear weapons," the president said when asked what moves would lead him to consider going to war with Iran, "and I would keep the other a question mark.