President Donald Trump issued a barrage of statements late Monday, claiming the US is 'advancing and attacking tonight,' stripping Iran of capabilities, and vowing to control the Strait of Hormuz. He dismissed Iran's military as nonexistent and reiterated that Iran 'will not have nuclear weapons.'
President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric further in a series of statements late Monday night (Tue 01:17 Jerusalem), explicitly vowing to secure the Strait of Hormuz and calling Iran's leadership 'stupid' and 'crazy.' He claimed the US is 'advancing and attacking tonight,' stripping Iran of capabilities, and asserted that Iran 'has no army' and 'cannot do anything about it.' Trump also declared that the strait is open and that Iran 'will not have nuclear weapons,' reviving the idea of charging wealthy nations for the US role in securing the waterway.
These statements come about an hour after Trump's previous remarks Tuesday just after midnight (Tue 00:10 Jerusalem), in which he said the US was attacking Iranian Hormuz capabilities and suppressing offensive power while signaling openness to a deal. That itself followed a series of rapid updates: CENTCOM had earlier announced a third consecutive night of strikes on Iranian targets; Trump then warned Tehran 'we are coming'; and he confirmed the US was striking everything connected to the Strait of Hormuz. The thread shows a steady escalation from military operations to presidential ultimatums, with each statement sharpening the operational goal.
Over the past weeks, as The Zioneer has reported, Trump has issued multiple rounds of threats and strikes following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian retaliatory actions. In earlier bulletins, the desk documented Trump warning of 'very hard' daily strikes, accusing Tehran of stalling negotiations, and later declaring the strait would never have opened without a deal. The latest statements fit this pattern of sustained pressure while retaining a theoretical diplomatic off-ramp.
No immediate response from Tehran has been reported, and it remains unclear whether the strait is under full US operational control or how Iran will react to Trump's latest assertions.
5 developments
- StrongTrump: 'We defeated the Islamic Republic regime'; says Strait of Hormuz open, setting records
- ConfirmedTrump threatens to 'eliminate' Iranian leadership, says US plans significant attacks today
- StrongTrump threatens to 'blow the sh*t out of' Iran over Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingTrump says Iran 'out of control' with Hormuz attacks, questions whether they are 'worthy' of a deal
Source and signal
- Internal intake