President Donald Trump said on Thursday he dared Iran to “go ahead” with a counterattack in response to last month’s United States airstrikes that destroyed three Iranian nuclear sites.
“They called me to tell me they have to take a shot at us. This was Iran, very respectful,” Trump told a crowd at a large rally in Des Moines, Iowa. “That means they respect us. Because we dropped 14 bombs, they said, ‘We would like to take 14 shots.’ I said, ‘Go ahead, I understand.’”
He was referring to Iran’s missile attack against a U.S. military base in Qatar. The counterattack turned out to be unsuccessful, as Qatar’s air defense system intercepted Iran’s missiles. Trump seemed impressed with Qatar’s defense capabilities.
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Before tensions could escalate further,
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