Trump: unfair for Iran to lack ballistic missiles if other countries have them [View all]

PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. ​President Donald Trump said ‌on Wednesday that it would be unfair for Iran not to ​have ballistic missiles if ​other countries have them.
"I'm saying that ⁠if other countries have ​them, it's a little bit ​unfair for them not to have some," Trump told reporters in Paris.

"If ​Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and ​they all have some, I would ‌say ⁠in relative proportion, I think it's okay."
Trump also said the United States would leave its ​military in ​the ⁠Gulf "for a while" after Washington struck a deal ​with Tehran to end ​its ⁠nearly four-month conflict in the region.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-unfair-iran-lack-ballistic-missiles-if-other-countries-have-them-2026-06-17/