Doesn’t want war, ‘sometimes you have to’
U.S. President Donald Trump stops talking to the media as he departs Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on February 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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“I would prefer not to use the U.S. military to attack Iran, but sometimes you have to,” President Donald Trump said Friday.
But Trump also said “we have not made a final decision” on whether to attack Iran.
Trump’s comments to reporters outside the White House came after he expressed frustration with Iran’s refusal to comply with American demands to halt its nuclear program.
“We are not happy with the way they are negotiating,” Trump said.
“They can’t have nuclear weapons.”
In the early hours of Friday, Now MS He reported that Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi plans to meet with Vice President JD Vance and other American officials in Washington DC “in order to prevent war with Iran.” Al-Busaidi was mediating negotiations between the USA and Iran
Also on Friday, the State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel on Monday and Tuesday to discuss Iran and other regional issues.
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