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Trump opens Board of Peace meeting by hailing end to ‘eight’ wars
US President Donald Trump has opened the “Board of Peace” meeting by saying that peace is an “easy word to say but a hard world to produce”.
“We have a first year like probably no other ever in our country because we settled eight wars and I think a ninth to come. It’s turned out to be a tougher one,” he said.
“Board of Peace is one of the most important and consequential things I think that I’ll be involved in. We’ve been involved a lot and really I’ve been involved in a lot with the people up here. We work together with ending wars with their country.”
US President Donald Trump, US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner stand with world leaders. Argentina’s President Javier Milei, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev are among those present.
Trump explained that the situation in Gaza is “very complex” and thanks US envoy Steve Witkoff, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance, calling them “the best team ever assembled”.
“So today’s a tremendous honour to welcome you all to the United States Institute of Peace for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace,” he said.
“I believe it’s the most consequential board, certainly in terms of power and in terms of prestige. There’s never been anything close because these are the greatest world leaders. Almost everybody’s accepted, and the ones that haven’t will be,” Trump added.
“We work together to ensure the brighter future of Gaza, the Middle East and the entire world,” Trump says.
“I think that the Board of Peace, because it’s mostly leaders and unbelievably respected people, but mostly leaders of Middle Eastern countries, countries from all over the world, and they’ve been very generous with money also,” he added.
The president explained that there was “nothing more important than peace” and said that going to war was “a hundred times” more expensive than peace.
While getting ready to attack Iran...
Trump says Witkoff, Kushner have ‘good relationship’ with Iran’s envoys
Trump has singled out Kushner and Witkoff for recognition.
“Iran is a hotspot right now,” the US president said. “They’re meeting, and they have a good relationship with the representatives of Iran, and, you know, good talks are being had.”
“It’s proven over the years not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran. We have to make a meaningful deal. Otherwise, bad things happen,” Trump continued.
The US military is currently building up its forces and hardware in the Gulf on Trump’s orders to unprecedented levels as the media in Israel and elsewhere insist an attack on Iran is far closer than Trump administration officials are publicly admitting to.
