BATTLE FOR WORLD / SPUTNIK NEWS | May 16, 2019: The article highlights that President Trump reportedly has informed acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan that he does not want the US to go to war with Iran amid rising tensions in the Middle East region.

On Wednesday (May 15) Trump raised the issue of war with the Islamic Republic of Iran during a briefing session on the status of US forces in the Middle East in the White House Situation Room, according to the New York Times, Thursday (May 16). Trump reportedly had directly informed Shanahan that he did not want to see a conflict between the two countries.

News about Trump's remarks to Shanahan comes as the president has sought to publicly dismiss reports of infighting among his staff, including national security adviser John Bolton, the Neocon and Ziocon hawk [working for the foreign power of Israel according to some]. “Different opinions are expressed and I make a decisive and final decision — it is a very simple process,” Trump wrote in his Twitter post.

(BattleForWorld: This could all be lies about avoiding war, when war plans are already made, and they are just waiting for the right time to implement it.)

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