President Trump Says War Will End Soon
President Trump says the war with Iran will end soon, maybe after the election. He also says energy prices will go down. The United States is sending more ships and nine thousand troops to the Middle East. Meanwhile, there is fighting in Yemen. The Saudi coalition says rebels attacked an electricity station in the holy city of Medina, but the rebels say they did not do it.
President Trump said on Thursday that the war with Iran will end very quickly. He spoke to people at the Peterbilt Motors facility in Denton, Texas. The president believes the United States will win the war. He thinks this will happen right after the election in early November. He even said it might happen before that time. Mr. Trump also promised that energy prices will go down soon. He explained that these prices are high because of the war. He said he wants to be nice to the leader of Iran, but he does not know who to talk to.
More military forces are going to the Middle East right now. A government official told CBS News that the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is moving to the region. The USS Makin Island Amphibious Group is also going there. When these ships arrive, the United States will have three carrier groups in the area. This means about twenty thousand soldiers will be in the Middle East. The military is sending nine thousand more troops to join them.
In other news, the Saudi-led coalition said that Houthi rebels attacked a city in Saudi Arabia. The city is Medina. It is a very important place because it has the second holiest site in Islam. The coalition said a drone hit an electricity station in the city on Tuesday. This station provides power to the Prophet's Mosque. The coalition spokesman, Turki al-Maliki, said they found evidence of the attack. However, the Houthi rebels denied that they did it. Fighting in Yemen has become much worse lately. Government forces reported many airstrikes on Houthi targets. People in the capital city of Sanaa heard many loud explosions during the night. The situation in the region remains very tense for everyone involved.
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When does Trump think the war will end?
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“The president believes the United States will win the war.”
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- 01“It will end soon.”
- 02“Prices will go down.”
- 03“They are going there.”
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The war with the rebels is long.
This is a common prediction about the economy.
The prices will go down tomorrow.
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President Trump Says War Will End Soon
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Do you think wars usually end quickly?
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How does the news about war make you feel?
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Is it important for leaders to be nice to each other?
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How do you think high energy prices affect normal people?
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Would you like to visit a city like Medina?
Personal - 6
Why do you think countries send ships to other regions?
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Do you think drones are good or bad for the world?
Opinion - 8
How do you get your news about world events?
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