The White House spokesperson has chosen to amplify a three-day-old report that President Trump ordered US Central Command to 'open the gates of hell' in Iran, according to a report. The move signals continued administration signaling of a hardline posture toward Tehran.
The White House spokesperson has amplified a three-day-old report claiming President Trump ordered CENTCOM to "open the gates of hell" in Iran, according to a report monitored by The Zioneer. The amplification came minutes after Trump himself shared the same article on his social media account at 20:02 Jerusalem, as The Zioneer reported. The move marks the latest escalation in the administration's rhetorical posture toward Tehran, following a series of threats and directives over the past 48 hours.
The thread of statements began Monday evening (Jul 20, 19:44 Jerusalem), when Trump first warned that Iran would "pay several times over" for any American soldier killed, and confirmed the directive had been conveyed to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Daniel Caine. The White House spokesperson subsequently reiterated the "gates of hell" threat at the same time. On Wednesday, Trump shared an article that explicitly cited the "gates of hell" order, and minutes later the spokesperson publicly amplified that article. The source quality has evolved from Trump's own statements to a media report that the president himself has endorsed, though the original report remains unverified.
As The Zioneer has reported, the US has conducted multiple nights of strikes on Iranian military infrastructure since the collapse of the Islamabad memorandum, with Trump threatening further escalation if Iran continues its proxy activities. The administration has also signaled openness to negotiations, creating a mixed picture of deterrence and diplomacy.
The specific trigger for the spokesperson's amplification at this moment remains unclear, and the White House has not issued an official statement on the matter. The original report that Trump ordered CENTCOM to "open the gates of hell" has not been independently confirmed by The Zioneer.
7 developments
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Source and signal
- Open-source intake