President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran will face severe consequences for the killing of soldiers, without specifying which soldiers or incident. The statement adds to a series of threats from the White House amid heightened US-Iran tensions.
President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that Iran will 'pay a heavy price' for the killing of soldiers, according to a statement. The brief remark did not specify which soldiers or incident prompted the threat. The Zioneer has reported on multiple previous statements by Trump threatening Iran, including a July 20 warning that the US military would respond severely to any Iranian killing of soldiers, and a June 10 declaration of the end of the ceasefire with Iran. The latest statement comes as tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high, with the US military on heightened alert in the region. No further details were immediately available.
2 developments
- DevelopingGoldblatt: Trump's red line on Iran remains killing US soldiers; 'threshold of something big'
- DevelopingTrump sends tough messages to Iran, warns Tehran would bear blame for escalation
- DevelopingGoldblatt: Trump's 'wait days' comment hints at negotiations over Israeli retaliation
- DevelopingTrump tells Fox News: 'We haven't hit Iran hard enough yet'
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