Trump described taking Kharg Island as his preferred option while questioning whether the US had 'the stomach for it' and expressing reluctance to deploy ground troops in Iran.

reported by one outlet so far · Attributed statement · first recorded Jul 8, 9:30 PM

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Al JazeeraLean left · Jul 8, 9:00 PM

Trump described taking Kharg Island as his preferred option while questioning whether the US had 'the stomach for it'

Cites: Donald Trump · Details: preferred option stated; last month

Al JazeeraLean left · Jul 8, 9:00 PM

Trump said he was reluctant to deploy boots on the ground in Iran

Cites: Donald Trump · Details: ground troops deployment; reluctance expressed