Trump: Iran would have targeted Los Angeles and San Diego

U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end “very soon, one way or another,” asserting that the United States has the capacity to bring it to an end and has prevented Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. In remarks on Friday at an event at the White House, Trump added that Iran would most likely have targeted Europe before attacking the United States, suggesting that the cities of San Diego and Los Angeles could be potential targets due to what he described as the ease of missile trajectories to those locations. Trump noted that 28 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, pointing out that this volume exceeded any previous record for the strait, and added, “Yesterday we extracted the largest amount of oil from the Strait of Hormuz since the war began.” He confirmed that the United States has imposed a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, prohibiting ships bound for or coming from Iran from passing through. Trump also announced that there is “important news” regarding the diesel crisis, affirming that the United States would work forcefully to address it, without providing further details.