Donald Trump will allow Iran to keep most of its missiles, considering them “harmless”
With Donald Trump's permission, Iran will be able to keep most of its ballistic missiles, although intelligence agencies consider it risky
As part of the agreement established with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to the transit of oil tankers, President Donald Trump will allow it to keep most of its ballistic missiles, considering them “harmless.”
Recently, the US government revealed part of the content of the memorandum of understanding negotiated with the Islamic Republic, a document with 14 points aimed at establishing the bases for an agreement that will officially put an end to the war conflict in which both parties have been immersed since February 28.
However, a statement by Donald Trump issued during a press conference of the Group of Seven (G7), held in France, came as a surprise, as it addresses an additional point to those established in the memorandum of understanding, the possibility of allowing it to continue having its large part of its arsenal of ballistic missiles.
"They have to have something, because other people have something. You have to have something. The missiles damage a small area, but they don't blow up the planet," he said, trying to justify the fact of not leaving Iran completely disarmed.
The New York tycoon even argued that Tehran has fewer missiles than “other” countries and therefore no longer considers it a threat to the Middle East.
"We have probably neutralized between 84 and 85% of their missiles. The rest are underground; they can't even get them out," he stressed.
The contrast is that, from the beginning of the negotiations of a probable agreement with the United States, the Iranian government was reluctant to make changes in its missile program, defining that point as among the red lines that should not be crossed or else it would destroy any attempt to achieve a hypothetical peace in the Middle East.
Since last month, The New York Times reported that sources close to US intelligence agencies estimated that the Iranian army retained about 70% of its mobile launchers and approximately another 70% of its arsenal of missiles, including ballistic and cruise missiles, which, if confirmed, would be worrying for US allies in the Persian Gulf.