President Donald Trump said Sunday that Hamas is not currently causing major problems in Gaza, and that the US should focus on reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran, according to comments circulated on Telegram. Separately, Trump warned Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to 'keep his mouth shut' or the US will take over the rest of Iran.
Sunday's remarks mark the latest extension of President Trump's public diplomacy toward Iran. In one message, Trump dismissed Hamas as a secondary issue — 'Hamas isn't causing many problems right now in Gaza' — and argued the US 'focus should be on the deal with Iran,' according to Telegram posts attributed to him.
In a separate, sharper comment directed at Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Trump warned: 'He should keep his mouth shut, he should get a grip, or we'll take over the rest of the country.' The warning follows a similar statement earlier Sunday — reported by The Zioneer at 16:14 — in which Trump told Pezeshkian to 'shut your mouth.'
The president's characterization of the Gaza front as largely quiet contrasts with Israel's continued operational posture there, but aligns with the administration's stated priority of a nuclear agreement with Tehran. The remarks come amid a string of recent Trump statements on Iran, ranging from downplaying the urgency of the nuclear file (Thursday night) to asserting the US can retrieve enriched uranium 'at the right time.'
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