Uproar Over Reports of Top US General Opposing War with Iran: Trump Responds
US President Donald Trump has denied recent media reports claiming that a top US military general opposed war with Iran, labelling such reports as “fake news”.
Reports from several US and Israeli media outlets stated that the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, had warned the Trump administration against attacking Iran.
In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly threatened to deploy US military action should Iran fail to reach an agreement in nuclear negotiations that resumed in early February.
In response, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, calling the media reports about Caine opposing a US war against Iran “100 per cent untrue”.
“Many stories from the fake news media are circulating, stating that General Daniel Caine, sometimes called Razin, opposes our war with Iran. The stories do not cite anyone with extensive knowledge, and are 100 per cent untrue,” Trump stated.
“General Caine, like all of us, does not want to see war, but if the decision were made to confront Iran at a military level, in his opinion, it would be something that would be won easily,” he added.
Trump further stated that Caine organised and oversaw the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last year, when Tehran was engaged in a 12-day war with Israel.
“Razin Caine is a great fighter, and represents the most powerful military in the world. He has never spoken about not fighting Iran, or even the fake limited strikes I have read about — he only knows one thing, and that is how to WIN, and if ordered, he will lead,” Trump said.
Trump then described the media reports on a potential war between the US and Iran as “written incorrectly”.
“Everything written about a potential war with Iran has been written incorrectly, and intentionally so,” Trump alleged in his statement.
In recent weeks, prominent US media outlets have reported on a potentially imminent US strike against Iran and have detailed the attack plans. These reports often concluded that no decision had yet been taken by Trump.
“I make the decisions. I would prefer a deal rather than no deal, but if we do not reach a deal, it will be a very bad day for that country — regrettably, for its people, because they are great and wonderful. Something like this should never have to happen to them,” Trump affirmed in his statement.