Middle East
“The people there now are much more reasonable than the lunatics,” the U.S. president said of Tehran’s current leadership.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News that if the Iranian regime doesn’t strike a deal by Tuesday, he would consider “blowing everything up and taking over the oil.”
The two attacks constitute “a severe economic blow to the Iranian regime, amounting to tens of billions of dollars.”
Brig. Gen. Majid Khademi died in an overnight strike in Tehran.
Suspect in his 50s tried to attack officer and commander before being neutralized; motive under investigation amid recent rise in attacks.
The UAVs were used “to threaten Americans and indiscriminately target civilians in neighboring countries.”
On Sunday, the Gulf state’s air defenses downed nine ballistic missiles, a cruise missile and 50 drones fired from the Islamic Republic.
The premier said the president expressed appreciation for Israel’s help in the daring rescue.
The U.S. president earlier warned that “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day” if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
The suspect was allegedly instructed to collect information on missile impact sites, the number of fatalities and wounded in hospitals, and more.
“The damage is incredibly painful to the regime. ... You can’t continue to fight if you can’t pay your officers. If you can’t financially sustain the war, that’s a fatal problem,” JISS expert tells JNS.
The U.S. president warned that the U.S. military will begin targeting Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened.
