President Donald Trump said he is capable of speaking with Hezbollah and threatened to strike the Iranian site at Mount Makosh, speaking alongside the Lebanese president at the White House, according to N12.
01 · THE DISPATCH
President Donald Trump made the remarks alongside Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House on Tuesday evening, according to N12. Trump said he is capable of speaking with Hezbollah and added that the Iranian site at Mount Makosh would be hit. The statement follows an earlier report from 18:38 Jerusalem, in which Trump said he would speak with Hezbollah if the Lebanese president asked. The new remarks add a direct threat to a specific Iranian site, marking an escalation in Trump's rhetoric on the Lebanon front.
02 · How it developed
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03 · Source and signal
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