In a warning of unprecedented sharpness, Donald Trump has made it clear that the US will respond with all-out military force to any Iranian threat.
The American president sent a message of absolute ferocity to Tehran, escalating his rhetoric to the highest level since the beginning of the Columbia crisis.
In an interview with the Fox News network, Donald Trump made clear that any hostile action against the ships involved in Operation “Project Freedom” will bring about the final end of the Iranian regime.
Specifically, the US president warned that Iran “will be wiped off the face of the earth.”
The statement comes in response to the ongoing blockade of the Hormuz Strait by Iranian forces.
Trump described the tanker escort mission as “humanitarian” and asserted that any attempt to obstruct it would be met with maximum military force.
The mood is already belligerent, as according to CENTCOM chief Admiral Bradley Cooper, the US military “blew up” six Iranian vessels after a challenge in the Sea of Hormuz.
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