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After strikes on Iran, Trump threatens: 'A moment may come when we cannot show restraint — Iran will cease to exist'

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After strikes on Iran, Trump threatens: 'A moment may come when we cannot show restraint — Iran will cease to exist'

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TL;DR

President Donald Trump warned early Sunday that after the latest US strikes on Iranian military sites, the moment may arrive when Washington cannot remain restrained — and will have to complete its mission 'by military means,' eliminating the Islamic Republic. The warning, attributed directly to the president, follows US strikes on Iranian missile and drone depots confirmed overnight.

01 · THE DISPATCH

President Donald Trump issued a dramatic new threat against Iran early Sunday morning, warning that continued Iranian violations may leave the United States with no choice but to 'complete the mission' by eliminating the Islamic Republic. The statement, attributed to Trump himself and reported by Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig, comes as the latest wave of US airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure — including missile and drone depots — was confirmed earlier tonight.

As The Zioneer reported at 02:21 Jerusalem, Trump had already warned that if Washington abandons 'reasonableness,' Iran 'will no longer exist.' The current threat sharpens that language, directly coupling further restraint with the regime's survival. The US strikes, which also targeted coastal radar systems according to an earlier bulletin at 02:39, followed what Washington described as Iranian ceasefire violations after the Hormuz tanker attack.

The new warning does not specify a timeline or trigger, but frames future US action as potentially a matter of necessity rather than choice. No additional strikes have been reported since the overnight operations, and it remains unverified whether the administration is actively preparing further rounds of attacks.

02 · How it developed

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