Trump vows US wont be dragged in to war with Iran: Ill be leading the pack

WASHINGTON — President Trump promised in an interview published Friday that the US will not be “dragged in” to a war with Iran as he seeks to halt the theocratic regime from getting a nuclear weapon.In an interview with Time magazine, Trump said he wasn’t concerned about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacking Tehran without his OK — but didn’t dismiss the possibility of military action.“He may go into a war.But we’re not getting dragged in,” Trump said of Netanyahu.

“I may go in very willingly if we can’t get a deal.If we don’t make a deal, I’ll be leading the pack.”Trump also denied reports that he had “stopped” Netanyahu from attacking Iran’s uranium enrichment sites, but added that “I didn’t make it comfortable for them, because I think we can make a deal without the attack.“I hope we can.

It’s possible we’ll have to attack because Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,” the president said.“But I didn’t make it comfortable for them, but I didn’t say no.Ultimately I was going to leave that choice to them, but I said I would much prefer a deal than bombs being dropped.”Last week, Netanyahu said in a video address: “I am committed to preventing Iran from attaining nuclear weapons … I won’t give on this, I won’t let up on this, and I won’t withdraw from this — not a millimeter.”The Israeli PM also claimed if it weren’t for his past actions, “Iran would have had a nuclear weapon 10 years ago.”National Security Adviser Mike Waltz told ABC News “This Week” last month that Trump believes “all options are on the table” to stop Iran from getting the bomb, including strikes that cripple its attempts to stockpile missiles and continue with uranium enrichment.The UN’s nuclear watchdog noted in February that Tehran’s uranium enrichment was nearing weapons-grade levels.“We cannot have a world with the ayatollahs with their finger on the nuclear button,” Waltz told co-host Mar...