Donald Trump has issued a vicious warning for the people of Iran for if its leaders prevent the flow of oil within the Strait of Hormuz.
The US president claimed Iran 'will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far,' despite claiming the conflict in the Middle East was 'very complete.'
Taking to Truth Social, Trump promised 'death, fire and fury' would reign upon the Iranians, before saying he 'hopes and prays' it will not happen.
The 79-year-old also vowed to 'take out take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back,' before saying the threats were 'a gift from the United States of America to China and all those nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait.'
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Located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, the Hormuz Strait provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the most critical chokepoints for the world's oil supply.
Trump's threats came shortly after he claimed the war was 'very complete,' during an interview with CBS News.
"I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they've got no Air Force. Wrapping up is all in my mind," he told the news outlet.
At a later press conference, a journalist questioned the claims the war was complete, pointing out that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said 'this is just the beginning.'
"So which is it?" the journalist asked, to which Trump responded: "You could say both."
In contrast, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp responded to Trump's claims with their stance on the current position of the war, simply stating: "We are the ones who will determine the end of the war."
On Sunday evening (8 March), Iran announced that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei would replace his father as Iran's supreme leader, however Trump was clear in insisting he has 'no message' for the new leader, adding 'none whatsoever.'
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance is said to be 'less enthusiastic' about the ongoing war, according to Trump, given that he himself is a veteran of the Iraq war.
"We get along very well on this. He was, I would say, philosophically a little bit different than me," Trump said. "I think he was maybe less enthusiastic about going, but he was quite enthusiastic. But I thought it was something we had to do. I didn't feel we had a choice."
Topics: Donald Trump, US News
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