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US President Donald Trump announced that the crisis with Iran is "irrelevant," and defended the position of his special counsel William Vince, who stated that the situation is not a "war," according to the Associated Press.
Analysis & context
Analysis & Context
Analytically, Trump's statements come in the context of rising tensions between the United States and Iran since Washington's withdrawal from the nuclear deal in 2018. In a broader context, these remarks reflect conflicting views within the US administration on how to handle Iranian threats, with Trump tending to downplay them while some security advisors favor a more serious approach.
