Former US President Barack Obama has criticized Donald Trump’s decision to start a war with Iran, saying that the war has had far-reaching consequences for the United States and its allies, despite initial claims of victory.
Referring to the targeting of US bases and allies, the killing of a number of American soldiers and the wounding of hundreds of others, Obama said that US missile stockpiles have also been reduced and that Iran now has influence and veto power in the Strait of Hormuz, an important route for transporting oil to global markets.
The former US president has called war with Iran “unnecessary” and said that Iran did not have nuclear weapons at the time of the nuclear deal. He has emphasized that the nuclear deal reached during his presidency would have prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and that there was no need to fire missiles for this purpose.
Obama also criticized Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the start of the war, and considered the increase in the prices of oil, diesel, and other commodities to be among the consequences of this war.
Obama’s remarks come as the assessment of the consequences of the war and its impact on regional security, energy markets, and the US military presence remain topics of discussion.
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