President Donald Trump said Wednesday morning that Iran is 'cancer' and that the US must 'remove the tumor from the root quickly,' according to reports. The remark explicitly names Iran as the target of his earlier 'cancer' metaphor, and comes amid a series of escalating statements.
At 11:32 Jerusalem this morning, President Donald Trump explicitly named Iran as the target of his 'cancer' and 'tumor' metaphor, stating: 'Iran is cancer and we need to remove the tumor from the root quickly. That's how I feel this morning.' The remark marks the clearest identification of Iran in a series of escalating statements earlier today.
Earlier today at 11:13 Jerusalem, Trump first said 'they need to be uprooted from the root, like cancer' without specifying the target. By 11:18, he repeated 'they are cancer, we need to remove the tumor quickly' — still unnamed. At 11:24, The Zioneer reported that Trump called Iran 'a bunch of psychopaths' and 'cancer,' and declared the ceasefire over. At 11:25, he said he does not want a deal with Iran, calling them 'sick people.' The 11:32 statement thus provides the explicit Iranian reference that had been absent from the earlier remarks.
As The Zioneer reported on Fri Jun 19, Trump had previously warned that if no deal with Iran is reached, the US would take steps 'unacceptable to Tehran,' while insisting ties with Israel are 'excellent.' That earlier framing, combined with today's direct naming of Iran as a 'cancer,' reinforces the administration's confrontational posture.
It remains unclear whether this represents a policy shift or a continuation of the president's verbal escalation. The ceasefire declaration, which Trump said was over, has not been independently confirmed, and no specific military or diplomatic steps have been announced. The remarks were reported by US media.
4 developments
- StrongTrump says Iran 'psychopaths, cancer,' ceasefire over
- DevelopingTrump says he does not want a deal with Iran, calls them 'sick people'
- DevelopingTrump to CNN: 'Under no circumstances must Iran be allowed nuclear weapons'; says leading disarmament efforts
- DevelopingTrump, angered, says Iran is 'stalling' nuclear deal, threatens immediate attack
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- Internal intake