On the back of his extraordinary claim that his "little excursion" Iran war is "nearly over," U.S. President Donald Trump has made a chillingthreat to the Islamic regime's leadership.
Now under the control of the killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, who was appointed on Sunday, Iran issued a statement in response via the X account ofstate-run Fars News Agencycalling Trump a "liar" for suggesting the regime's military had "lost its power."
Trump has since issued a Truth Social post doubling down on threats already made against Iran over navigation for shipping across the critical Straits of Hormuz, where 20% of the world's oil passes through, at a time when the US has come under considerable pressure over the global oil price since the cost of a barrel jumped over $100 on Monday.
Trump's post said: "If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far.
"Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again—Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them—But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen!
"This is a gift from the United States of America to China, and all of those Nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait.
"Hopefully, it is a gesture that will be greatly appreciated."
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Ten days into a war he is already calling a "short-term excursion,"Donald Trumpstood before cameras in Doral, Florida on Monday and told the world the fighting would be over "very soon" — before immediately threatening to escalate it if Iran kept its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
