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Referencing a report that Tehran was planning an attack on the United States, the president tweeted: “Any attack by Iran, in any form, against the United States will be met with an attack on Iran that will be 1,000 times greater in magnitude!”
U.S. President Donald Trump personally invited Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto to be present at the ceremony.
“I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other Peace Prize nominees,” says Norwegian Parliament member Christian Tybring-Gjedde, who submitted the nomination.
It will mark the first public meeting between an Israeli prime minister and an Emirati minister.
The president also took issue with his rival, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and a congresswoman, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), as 1,500 guests at the White House cheered him on.
At the same time, six Arab countries have called on the United Nations to extend its arms embargo on Iran.
Trump fundraiser to be held at New Jersey home of late Syrian-Jewish leader
Attendance starts at $5,600; to meet the president will run $250,000, and photo opportunities, complete with a reception, cost $35,000.
At a July 29 hearing, representatives from Twitter and Facebook were taken to task over the rampant anti-Semitism on their platforms.
Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s “vitriol goes back to 2014 when he laid out a nine-step plan for eliminating Israel,” said Ellie Cohanim. “So this is a long history that this man has of calling for genocide against the Jews, for wiping Israel off the face of the earth.”
“My constituents don’t need to be bogged down in, ‘Is he the best candidate?’ ” said the Michigan congresswomen. “That’s not what you have to convince my residents.”
According to a recent report, however, the pressure campaign has had little significant impact.
Israeli premier thanks U.S. President Trump and all Americans for their friendship as part of a special July 4 message.
