Trump backs Iran keeping missiles under new Gulf conflict deal
What's new: Trump also said US forces will stay in the Gulf "for a while" after Tehran agreed to end the nearly four-month conflict.
President Donald Trump said in Paris on June 17 that Iran should be allowed to keep ballistic missiles if other countries in the region have them, framing that as fair under the new US deal with Tehran. He pointed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar as countries that already possess such weapons. Trump also said the United States would keep its military in the Gulf "for a while" after Washington struck an agreement with Iran to end a conflict that had lasted nearly four months. The remarks offered a clearer picture of how the administration plans to handle Iran's military capabilities after the deal.