President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview Tuesday evening that the US deliberately held back until Iranian radar systems were almost rebuilt before attacking them, and warned that Iran will be 'completely erased as a state' if it repeatedly retaliates. Trump also dismissed the value of a nuclear deal, saying it's 'not worth the paper it's written on,' according to Abu Ali Express.
President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Iran in a Fox News interview Tuesday evening, providing new details about recent US strikes and issuing stark threats. According to the Abu Ali Express outlet, which reported Trump's remarks, the president stated that US forces deliberately held back from attacking Iranian radar systems until they were almost fully rebuilt. 'We waited until they were almost ready and then attacked them,' Trump said, describing a methodical approach to degrading Iran's air defense capabilities. He added that 'tonight we attacked many radar systems.'
Trump's latest interview builds on a threat he issued roughly 25 minutes earlier, as The Zioneer reported at 21:06, when he stated that Iran would 'cease to exist' if it retaliated against US strikes. In the subsequent appearance, he sharpened the warning: Iran could be 'completely erased as a state' if it repeatedly responds to American operations, and any retaliation would be met with attacks of 'much greater force.'
The interview adds to a sustained pattern of verbal escalation between Washington and Tehran. Over recent months, Trump has repeatedly threatened Iranian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges (The Zioneer, June 10), warned of a tenfold response to attacks in the Strait of Hormuz (July 21), and expressed openness to a diplomatic deal while simultaneously vowing to 'cripple Iran with full force' (July 27). He has also signaled readiness to strike nuclear sites and dismissed the value of any agreement, saying in this interview that a deal 'is not worth the paper it's written on.'
The quotes come from a single channel report (Abu Ali Express) citing the Fox News appearance. The Fox News interview itself is an established media source, but independently verified transcript quotes are not yet available. The claim that 'we attacked many radar systems tonight' suggests ongoing US kinetic operations, though no independent confirmation of additional strikes beyond earlier reported waves has emerged in this batch.
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