Trump wants Gaza war to 'end', says Mideast problems will 'get solved'
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said that “the Middle East is an easier problem to handle than what's happening with Russia and Ukraine.”
“As we speak, things are happening very productively on the Middle East. I think the Middle East is going to get solved. I think it's more complicated than the Russia-Ukraine, but I think it's … easier to solve,” Trump said in an interview with Time magazine.
Asked whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given him assurances about when he would end the Gaza war, Trump said: “I think he knows I want it to end … I don't want people from either side killed.”
As for the chances of going to war with Iran during his upcoming term, Trump said: “Anything can happen. Anything can happen. It's a very volatile situation. I think the most dangerous thing right now is what's happening, where (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky has decided, with the approval of, I assume, the (U.S.) President, to start shooting missiles into Russia.”
“I think that’s a major escalation. I think it's a foolish decision. But I would imagine people are waiting until I get in before anything happens. I would imagine. I think that would be very smart to do that,” Trump added.
Asked whether he trusts Netanyahu, the U.S. president-elect said he does not trust “anybody.”
As for the reports that Elon Musk had recently met with the Iranians at his behest, Trump said he did not “know that he met with them.”
Source: Naharnet
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