Trump also told reporters at a news conference that Iran was “going to take over the Middle East” if he hadn’t acted and that he was disappointed with the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his ...

US President Donald Trump said Iran’s decision to retaliate against its regional neighbours following joint US-Israeli strikes was a major miscalculation, calling the move “very foolish, very stupid.”

“The war ‘is very complete, pretty much,’” Trump said.