WANA (Aug 06) – U.S. President Donald Trump said that the war with Iran would end soon and claimed that negotiations with Tehran were moving in a positive direction. However, he also made contradictory remarks regarding the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s capabilities.

 

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said: “I think the war will end soon. I don’t think they can continue this situation for much longer.”

 

He also said that he was personally involved in talks with Iran, adding: “Things are going very well, and a deal could be reached soon.”

 

Contradictory Remarks on the Strait of Hormuz

Asked about a possible agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he did not want to claim that such a deal had been reached, but suggested that the waterway was already “somewhat open.”

 

“We don’t want to say that a deal has been reached, but it looks like the Strait is open right now,” he said. Trump also claimed: “We have control of the Strait.”

 

At the same time, the U.S. president acknowledged that Iran still has the ability to pose risks in the strategic waterway.

 

“Iran is always capable of firing something or placing a mine in this waterway,” Trump said. “Nobody wants to risk billion-dollar ships and expose them to the possibility of accidentally hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz.”

 

His comments came despite his earlier statements suggesting that the United States controlled the situation in the Strait and that an agreement on reopening the waterway could soon be reached.

 

Dispute Over U.S. Weapons Stockpiles

Trump also gave mixed responses to questions about reports that U.S. interceptor missile and weapons stockpiles had declined as a result of the war with Iran.

 

Asked whether the United States was facing a shortage of weapons, Trump said: “We always need more ammunition.”

 

He then claimed that Washington has large amounts of military equipment deployed around the world, while acknowledging that supplies of some types of weapons were more limited.

 

“We have certain types of very powerful ammunition, and we have unlimited supplies of them. For other types, the situation is a little more limited, but new shipments are arriving every day,” Trump said.

 

Trump later blamed the previous administration of President Joe Biden for putting pressure on U.S. weapons reserves, claiming that large amounts of military equipment had been provided to Ukraine without cost.