US President Donald Trump is escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict with Iran. On his social network, Truth Social, he declared that Iran’s navy and air force had already been destroyed and indicated that the United States would carry out more large-scale strikes later today.
On Friday, US President Donald Trump threatened Iran again on his social network Truth Social and indicated that the United States could attack the country again on a large scale during the day. Trump called his participation in this conflict, which has been going on for almost two weeks, a “great honor”. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AP agency.
- Donald Trump has publicly threatened Iran with a large-scale US attack.
- Trump called his participation in the conflict with Iran a great honor.
- Trump claims that the United States destroyed Iran’s navy and air force.
- The President boasts unlimited ammo and unmatched firepower.
Trump: It’s a great honor for me
“We are completely destroying Iran’s terrorist regime, militarily, economically and otherwise… Iran’s navy is gone, their air force is gone, missiles, drones and everything else is destroyed and their leaders have been wiped off the face of the earth,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
“We have unmatched firepower, unlimited ammunition and plenty of time – watch what happens to these deranged swine today,” the president warned.
“Innocent people around the world have been killed for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States, am killing them. What an honor!” Trump added.
Attacks on Tehran
The vicinity of the Iranian capital Tehran and its peripheral areas were hit by intense airstrikes early Friday morning. According to AP, it is currently unclear what exactly was the goal of these attacks.
The conflict in the Middle East began on February 28 after US-Israeli interventions in Iran, which in response launched attacks across the region. Other Gulf states also report regular strikes.
