Trump Tells Fox News that if Iran Closes the Strait of Hormuz, ‘I’ll Blow the S--- Out of Them’
Trump said the United States could use force and take control of the route if Iran closes a passage carrying 19 million barrels of oil a day.
- On Saturday, President Trump suggested the United States could become the "Guardian Angel" of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming 20% of the oil moving through the route.
- Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets into Lebanon overnight, prompting Trump to warn Iran that the United States would strike harder if the group continues attacks.
- Trump wrote that Iran must stop using PROXIES to cause trouble, later telling Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to "shape up" or risk the United States taking over the country.
- Regarding the 60-day ceasefire and negotiation framework established under the Memorandum signed last week, Trump told Netanyahu it remains "just an option," adding he can do whatever he wants afterward.
- Noting a "Solid 50/50" chance of reaching a deal with Tehran, Trump stated, "We may take over the Strait, if we have to," if the waterway is closed.
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Trump warns Iran: Close Hormuz and ‘I’ll blow the s--- out of them’
Trump suggested the United States could become the “Guardian Angel” of the route and claim 20% of the oil moving through it. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that the United States could take military action if Tehran closes the Strait of Hormuz and threatened further strikes against Iran if Hezbollah continues attacks from Lebanon. In an interview with Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yings…
Trump Threatens Military Occupation Of Iran
The Independent reports: Donald Trump threatened to “take over” Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was not immediately re-opened, the president told Fox News. Fox’s Trey Yingst reported Sunday that in an early morning phone call, the U.S. president said he’d warned Iranian officials directly that “you close [the Strait of Hormuz] and you won’t have a country.” “You won’t even make it back to your fucking country,” Yingst said the president claimed to …
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran today in relation to the Strait of Ormuz, as talks between the two countries began in Switzerland. The U.S. "could take control of the Strait if we have to," Trump said during a telephone interview with Fox News. "If they close it, they will run out of country," Trump said he told Iranian officials overnight. Although the President did not specify the names of the Iranians he spoke to. If talks with Ir…
Donald Trump warned that the U.S. might take control of the Strait of Hormuz if negotiations fail, and threatened Iranian representatives negotiating with the U.S. in Switzerland that they might not return home if Iran closes the strait.
Trump tells Fox News that if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, ‘I’ll blow the s--- out of them’
President Donald Trump delivered a blunt and direct threat to Iran on Sunday, warning that any attempt by Tehran to close the critical Strait of Hormuz would result in severe retaliation. According to a report from Fox News, Trump made the comments during an interview with the network’s chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst. Trump stated […]
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