President Donald Trump said the Iranians are 'crazy' and that the United States will not tolerate their behavior, in a statement early Tuesday morning. The remark follows a series of sharp threats from Trump, including a vow to strike Iran again, as reported at 23:22 Monday.
President Donald Trump issued a new statement early Tuesday morning, calling Iranians 'crazy' and declaring that the United States will not tolerate their behavior. The remarks come hours after Trump, at 23:15 Monday (Jerusalem time), described Iranians as 'deranged people' and vowed the US would strike Iran again 'tonight and tomorrow,' as The Zioneer reported in its Monday 23:15 bulletin.
The president's latest comment follows a string of increasingly harsh verbal attacks on Tehran over the past week. On Monday at 16:52 Jerusalem, Trump threatened to 'eliminate' the Iranian leadership and said the US planned 'significant attacks.' On July 8, he called Iranians 'scum' and 'psychopaths' (11:24 and 12:34 Jerusalem), accused the Iranian leadership of lying about the nuclear deal (11:27 Jerusalem), and claimed the regime had killed 54,000 protesters (11:30 Jerusalem). The current statement appears to be the latest in a pattern of escalating rhetoric, though it does not specify a new military action.
The White House has not issued an official readout of the president's remarks, and it remains unclear whether Trump's words represent a change in policy or a continuation of his public posture. The statements come amid the ongoing US-Iran confrontation, which has included American strikes on Iranian targets in recent days. As The Zioneer reported Monday, Trump declined to discuss Israeli involvement during the same exchange, saying 'I won't answer that' when asked whether Israel would intervene in the US strikes.
4 developments
- DevelopingTrump, angered, says Iran is 'stalling' nuclear deal, threatens immediate attack
- ConfirmedTrump threatens to 'eliminate' Iranian leadership, says US plans significant attacks today
- StrongTrump says US 'hitting Iran hard,' vows to secure Strait of Hormuz, calls Tehran 'crazy'
- DevelopingTrump accuses Iranian leadership of lying about nuclear deal, calls them 'crazy'
Source and signal
- Internal intake