Middle East takeaways from Trump’s Republican convention speech
The former president addressed the Gaza war and US policy toward Iran in the speech and pledged to build a missile defense system like Israel’s Iron Dome.
Former US President Donald Trump demanded the return of Americans held in Gaza and vowed to sanction Iran during his speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night and warned that amid raging wars in Europe and the Middle East, the world is "teetering on the edge of World War Three."
Trump formally accepted the Republican Party nomination for president at the convention in the midwestern city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Much of the former president's speech focused on domestic events, including his attempted assassination last Saturday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, as well as the trade war with China.
The following are some takeaways from Trump's speech, offering insight into Washington's Middle East policy under a second Trump presidency.
Gaza war, hostages
