President Trump says he did not guarantee no war with Iran

President Trump said in a June 7 interview that he did not guarantee the United States would avoid starting wars. The comments addressed U.S. military action against Iran that has continued for several months. The president told the interviewer that military action was needed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

He added that the operations do not constitute the type of endless wars the United States fought in Vietnam and Iraq.

Campaign statements on wars During the 2024 campaign, President Trump said he would not start wars and would instead stop them. He repeated similar statements at multiple campaign events between June and August 2024. In those appearances, he contrasted his position with that of Democratic candidates, saying they favored military involvement.

Conditions for renewed action President Trump said he would order new strikes on Iran if negotiations did not advance quickly enough. He described this threshold as his red line for resuming military operations. Renewed exchanges of strikes between Israel and Iran occurred on June 8. Iran later announced it was suspending its military operations.