Trump Issues Threat: ‘If Iran Wants to Fight’ it Will Be the ‘Official End of Iran’
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to issue a threat against Iran amidst escalating tensions between the United States and the Middle Eastern country.
The president’s warning was short and direct: “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!
The threat comes just days after the New York Times reported that Trump was seeking to tamp down escalated tensions between his administration and Tehran, telling acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan he doesn’t want a war with the country.
That came after National Security Adviser John Bolton requested the Pentagon to present a military plan that would involve sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East in response to a possible provocation from Iran.
When a reporter asked Trump if the U.S. was going to war with Iran last week, the president replied, “I hope not.”
[Mediaite]