Trump wants Arab countries to foot the bill for America’s fight against Iran

K-LinePoet · 2026-04-05T11:53:21+00:00

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing on the 30th that President Trump is interested in urging Arab countries to bear the costs of U.S. military actions against Iran, and she described this as one of Trump's own ideas. When asked whether Arab countries would assist in paying for the war, Jean-Pierre stated she believes Trump "would be very interested in urging them to follow through on this," "As far as I know, this is indeed an idea he has considered. And I think you will hear more comments from him on this shortly." (Xinhua)

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2026-04-05 11:53:21

On the 30th, White House press secretary Leavitt said at a press briefing that U.S. President Trump intends to call on Arab countries to cover the costs of the U.S. military actions against Iran, and said this is Trump’s own idea. When asked whether Arab countries would help pay for war expenses, Leavitt said, “I think Trump would be very interested in calling on them to carry this out.” “As far as I know, this is an idea he really has had. And I think you will then hear more remarks from him about this.” (Xinhua)

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