President Donald Trump said on Monday morning that he would blow up any Iranian ships that tried to break his new blockade. The president added that any boats that tried to break it would be “ELIMINATED” in the same way that his administration blew up boats from South America that were thought to be carrying drugs
President Donald Trump said on Monday morning that he would blow up any Iranian ships
President Donald Trump said on Monday morning that he would blow up any Iranian ships that tried to break his new blockade. The president added that any boats that tried to break it would be “ELIMINATED” in the same way that his administration blew up boats from South America that were thought to be carrying drugs.
In a post on Truth Social, the president shared the news just 23 minutes after he blocked the Strait of Hormuz at 10:00 a.m. ET.
“Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated – 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, ‘fast attack ships,’ because we did not consider them much of a threat,” Trump posted. “Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea.”
He continued, “It is quick and brutal. P.S. 98.2% of Drugs coming into the U.S. by Ocean or Sea have STOPPED! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Trump is sharpening his message to Iran as crucial negotiations approach ending hostilities, cautioning that the country’s leaders are in a position of weakness while trying to exploit global shipping routes.
“The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short-term extortion of the World by using International Waterways,” Trump wrote on TRUTH Social.
Trump’s comment highlights growing frustration in the U.S
Trump’s comment highlights growing frustration in the U.S. regarding threats to vital maritime routes, especially the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial chokepoint that carries a significant portion of the world’s oil supply. “The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate!” Trump added.
The president also wrote, “Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft apparatus is nonexistent, Radar is dead.” He noted further that Iran’s missile and drone infrastructure has been “largely obliterated,” along with the weapons themselves, and said the country’s longtime leaders “are no longer with us.”
A senior U.S. delegation is preparing for direct talks led by Vice President JD Vance and including Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and senior adviser Jared Kushner. They are scheduled to travel to Pakistan, where they will meet with Iranian officials for discussions on Saturday.
“The only thing they have going is the threat that a ship may ‘bunk’ into one of their sea mines,” he wrote, adding that “all 28 of their mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea.”
“We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favor to Countries all over the World,” Trump said, listing China, Japan, South Korea, France, and Germany. Trump also said that multiple large tankers are enroute to the U.S. “to LOAD UP with Oil.”
John Fetterman told Fox News host Jesse Watters Thursday evening that much of the U.S
Sen. John Fetterman told Fox News host Jesse Watters Thursday evening that much of the U.S. media was “carrying water” for Iran, likely to spite President Trump, though he refused to call out his fellow Democrats for the same thing.
Watters asked, “Senator, do some members of your party think Trump is more dangerous than the Iranians?” – a question that stems from criticism of the president over the murderous and terrorism-supporting regime in Tehran, despite the fact that Democrats have joined Republicans in condemning Iran’s nuclear weapons pursuits for decades.
“I can’t speak for my other Democrats, but the American media has, essentially, become — carrying water for Iran,” Fetterman said. “And they’re describing the kinds of circumstances, then they forget the way Iran has behaved.
“And why can’t we just call what Iran has been — and what it continues to do, those things? America is the force of good in the world, and holding Iran accountable, what they’ve done, is important,” he said.
Fetterman delivered a combative defense of U.S. military operations in Iran during a heated exchange last month with former Daily Caller staffer and current CNN host Kaitlan Collins — and at one point bluntly told her, “You don’t have to cut me off here.”
