Iran Missile Strikes: Trump Says U.S. Ready To 'Embrace Peace'

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Wednesday in an address to the nation that U.S. forces are "prepared for anything," but "Iran appears to be standing down" hours after launching a dozen ballistic missiles against two Iraqi military bases where some U.S. troops are housed.

"Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world," Trump said.

During brief remarks, Trump called on world leaders to break away from the current Iran nuclear deal, formally the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and negotiate one that "makes the world a safer and more peaceful place."

The United States is ready to "embrace peace," he said.

Iran said Wednesday it is partially withdrawing from the deal.

"The very defective JCPOA expires shortly, anyway, and gives Iran a clear and quick path to nuclear breakout. Iran must abandon its nuclear ambitions and end its support for terrorism," Trump said.

Trump said there were no U.S. casualties in the missle strikes, revenge for America’s killing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander Qassem Soleimani last week near the Baghdad airport. However, Iran claimed at least 80 U.S. troops were killed, The Washington Post, CNN and other news outlets reported.

The strike is the most significant attack so far as tensions escalate in the Middle East. Some analysts say the missile strike was “the smallest attack that Iran could carry out while at the same time being able to say they got revenge.”

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