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Trump Says He Asked Why Iranian Ships Weren’t Captured; Got ‘More Fun to Sink Them’ Reply
Trump claimed US forces sank 46 Iranian ships in 3.5 days citing safety, amid escalating US-Israel conflict and threats to oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Monday, Trump said US forces sank 46 Iranian naval ships in three and a half days, with military officials telling him it was 'safer to sink them'.
- The US campaign has, Trump said, struck around 5,000 targets since the war began on February 28, warning Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and threatening a response 'twenty times harder' if oil shipments are blocked.
- The vessel, the IRIS Dena, was reported to be sunk off Sri Lanka last week, killing about 80 to 104 and injuring 32, with survivors rushed to a hospital in Galle City.
- Trump's remarks prompted immediate backlash, with critics condemning his claim the Navy sank a frigate killing more than 100 sailors because it was 'more fun', while global markets fell and Iranian Deputy Health Minister Ali Jafarian reported at least 1,255 deaths as of Monday.
- International critics argue the US attack may violate the UN Charter and frame it as a crime of aggression, while Iran warns it would block 'one litre of oil'.
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Current news about the Iran war in the ticker: Trump is increasingly under pressure because of rising oil prices. Tehran is fighting back with harsh threats.
Trump team accused of treating Iran war as spectacle
The Trump administration is receiving pushback for its celebratory tone in describing the US strikes in Iran. In recent interviews, the president joked that it is 'more fun' to sink Iranian warships than to seize them, while the defense secretary boasted that 'We are punching [the Iranians] while they're down, which is exactly how it should be.'
Trump makes ‘most blasé admission of a war crime' in presidential history: expert
President Donald Trump said the US Navy chose to sink an Iranian frigate, killing more than 100 sailors last week, because it was “more fun” than capturing the vessel, even though the ship posed no threat.Though death tolls vary, Iran’s state media organization, the Islamic Republic News Organizatio...
Trump: US Navy sank unarmed Iran ship because it was 'more fun'
President Donald Trump said the US Navy chose to sink an Iranian frigate, killing more than 100 sailors last week, even though the ship posed no threat, because it was “more fun” than capturing the vessel. Though death tolls vary, Iran’s state media organization, the Islamic Republic News Organization, reported on Sunday that 104 crew members were killed in the […] The post Trump: US Navy sank unarmed Iran ship because it was ‘more fun’ appeared…
Trump Makes ‘Most Blasé Admission of a War Crime by a US President in History’
Stephen Prager for Common Dreams President Donald Trump said the US Navy chose to sink an Iranian frigate, killing more than 100 sailors last week, because it was “more fun” than capturing the vessel, even though the ship posed no threat. Though death tolls vary, Iran’s state media organization, the Islamic Republic News Organization, reported on Sunday that 104 crew…
US President Donald Trump spoke to Republican lawmakers at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday night, when he uttered some rather embarrassing sentences. Trump said that he had been talking to a member of the US military about the Iran conflict and noted that 46 Iranian ships were lying on the ocean floor. He was a little upset with his men. He asked the soldier what condition the ship was in. The soldier replied, "Excellent sir, top-notch." "Then I…
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