The U.S. will immediately impose “additional punishing economic sanctions” on Iran, President Trump said. “These powerful sanctions will remain until Iran changes its behavior.”
WASHINGTON — Less than a day after Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. targets in Iraq, President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped back from escalating a military confrontation with Iran.
"I'm pleased to inform you, the American people should be extremely grateful and happy," Trump said. "No Americans were harmed in last night's attack by the Iranian regime. We suffered no casualties. All of our soldiers are safe and only minimal damage was sustained at our military bases. Our great American forces are prepared for anything."
The sanctions have succeeded in punishing Iran for a series of destabilizing activities throughout the Middle East. But beyond punishment, it has not always been clear exactly what the United States hopes to achieve by increasing sanctions. "What we are doing is denying the regime the revenue that it needs to run an expansionist foreign policy, and by that policy, Iran has less money to spend today than it did almost three years ago when we came into office," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Trump also said the U.S. was "totally prepared" for Iran to retaliate and "we're prepared to attack if we have to as retribution." For Trump, the fact that Tuesday's missile attacks did not kill U.S. service members or target U.S. bases were significant factors in his decision about how to respond.
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