President Trump described the US naval blockade on Iran as a 'steel wall,' claiming nothing gets through without American permission. In a social media post, he said Iran is doing no business, not paying its military or its bills, and 'quickly becoming a FAILED NATION.' The post concluded with the Arabic phrase 'Praise be to Allah.' This follows an earlier statement by Trump on the same topic about an hour earlier, per Asaf Rozentzweig (N12).
01 · How it developed
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02 · Source and signal
Source and signal
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