Trump: unfair for Iran to lack ballistic missiles if other countries have them

US President Donald Trump stated it would be unfair for Iran to be denied ballistic missiles, citing other countries' possession of similar weapons.

U.S. ​President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it ‌would be unfair for Iran not to have ballistic missiles if other countries have ‌them.

"I'm saying that if other countries ‌have them, it's a little bit unfair for them not to have some," Trump told reporters ⁠in ​Paris. "If ⁠Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and they all have ⁠some, I would say in relative proportion, I ​think it's okay."

Trump also said the ⁠United States would leave its military in the ⁠Gulf "for ​a while" after Washington struck a deal with Tehran to end its ⁠nearly four-month conflict in the region.