Donald Trump continues to threaten to escalate the war in Iran, implying that he’s previously been “Mr. Nice Guy”
The president issued a statement on Sunday (April 19), in which he accused Iran of violating a tenuous ceasefire agreement that the United States entered with the Middle Eastern country after weeks of fighting in the region.
In his fiery remarks, he warned that it would be his “honor to do what has to be done” to the country.
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Trump shared his remarks on Truth Social, saying that Iran “decided to fire bullets” the day prior in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom. That wasn’t nice, was it?” the president alleged.
He continued, noting plans for peace talks with the country on Monday (April 20) and referencing his blockade on the Strait, a key passageway that oil travels in the area.
“Iran recently announced that they were closing the Strait, which is strange, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They’re helping us without knowing, and they are the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing,” he wrote.
Trump said, “In fact, many Ships are headed, right now, to the U.S., Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to load up, compliments of the IRGC, always wanting to be ‘the tough guy!’ ”
“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!” he warned. “They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years. IT’S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END!”
Later in the day, Trump stated that the U.S. military had intercepted an Iranian ship that was trying to cross the strait.
This is not the first time that the president has alluded to possible strikes against Iranian infrastructure, which could constitute a war crime. He’s taken a combative stance to questions about the nature of his threats.
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