Trump says 'should have probably left' Iranian leaders, negotiators beg to live
President Donald Trump says making peace with Iran and ending the IRGC terror in the Strait of Hormuz might have been easier if they did not remove layers of leaders, as the war now is being fought between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi terrorists elsewhere in the region.
Trump says military leakers 'should be shot,' claims Iran B-2 bomber mission was compromised
President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at an alleged leaker he accused of revealing the departure and arrival times of U.S. bombers ahead of planned strikes on Iran, saying the disclosure compromised the mission and declaring that "leakers should be shot."
“There were two weeks, and we sent those beautiful B-2 — the wings. You know, the wings that carry very large bombs and are totally stealth.
“And they went there and they were being waited,” Trump said at a rally in Arizona. “I mean, Iran was waiting for them, and they never got to see him – 1:00 in the morning, they flew over and, you know, somebody leaked, some sleazebag.
“They ought to go to jail. But they leaked that we were leaving at 1207 from Missouri.
“And it was in the New York Times, CNN they leaked the time we were leaving, the time we were arriving.”
Saudi Arabia restores Red Sea oil flows after pipeline shutdown, Poland set for crude deliveries
Poland’s Orlen is expected to receive at least four Saudi crude shipments in October, signaling a return to normal supplies after the company scrambled to secure alternatives last month.
Saudi Arabia has increased crude flows through its East-West Pipeline to Red Sea export terminals since early October.
The pipeline was shut down Sept. 11 after drone attacks that Riyadh blamed on Iraqi militias.
Reuters contributed to this report.
EU-Gulf summit in Saudi Arabia postponed amid security concerns
The European Union and Gulf states have postponed a summit that was scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 24, the EU said Thursday.
The EU said it would announce a new date for the second summit between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council “in due course.”
Two sources familiar with the matter confirmed the postponement to Reuters after Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the meeting was expected to be scrapped as Saudi Arabia and the Houthi terrorists are in a hot war in the Middle East.
Tensions continue to escalate amid the war involving Iran, U.S. forces and Iran-backed groups in the region.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Trump says he should have left first, second string Iranian leaders to beg for their lives
President Donald Trump said the Iran war will “end very quickly” after the midterms, saying Iranian officials are now seeking assurances that they will be allowed to live.
“Their leaders are gone,” Trump said during a campaign rally in Kalispell, Montana, on Wednesday night. “I should have probably left the leaders because I don't know who we're negotiating with.”
Trump said Iran’s “first string leaders are all gone,” along with its “second string leaders” and half of its “third string leaders.”
“And now their main thing that they ask in negotiation is, will you please allow us to live?” Trump said. “They don't want us to go after them.”
Trump added that the conflict would soon conclude “one way or the other,” predicting that oil prices would fall sharply afterward.
“It’s going to end very quickly,” Trump said. “And when that happens, the oil is going to come way down.”
Trump also made a midterm campaign rally stop earlier Wednesday in Arizona, where he boldly suggested treason and firing squad for military leaders who leak war secrets to the media.
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