Iran will be 'blown off the face of the Earth' if it attacks US vessels, says Trump in latest threat

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US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Monday that Iran would be "blown off the face of the Earth" if the country attacks US vessels during "Project Freedom".

He also said Iran has become "much more malleable" in peace negotiations, while saying the US had better military resources than Iran.

Trump's comments came after he said on Truth Social that US forces had struck seven Iranian "small boats" as part of its operation to open the Strait of Hormuz. The US also said it had shot down Iranian drones and missiles.

The president announced Project Freedom on Monday, claiming the US had been asked by countries "from all over the world" to help free their commercial ships which were "locked up" in the strait.

Is there a greater idiot in charge of a country right now than Trump?

Perhaps somewhere amongst the many nations of the world there is a tinpot dictator who uses such inflammatory language, veering from ' beautiful deals' to ' blowing them off the face of the earth'.

Some current leader who's desperate to have his name on every public building, banknote or whatever.

Answers on a postcard please.

And the next day dear leader pack his toys and heads home. Have a taco everyone.

Come on, that's perfectly normal behavior. Just like when a guy with the nuclear codes capable of starting Armageddon posts AI images like this late at night, when he should be watching Jimmy Kimmel.

Just now, Wingate said:

Come on, that's perfectly normal behavior. Just like when a guy with the nuclear codes capable of starting Armageddon posts AI images like this late at night, when he should be watching Jimmy Kimmel.

I would not be that close to Trump in the pool. It could get contaminated.

Here's a pic of the anti Trump brigade

Trump talks but takes no action .

Either do it or shut up

All talk and no action, get on with it !

Just now, PhilipHabib said:

Here's a pic of the anti Trump brigade.

There's a major difference between your post and mine, though it likely escapes you.

Yours is merely a childish troll by a nobody loser, while the image I posted was done late at night by the sitting President of the United States.

Who does Iran think it is anyway defying the new world leader?

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Just now, Wingate said:

There's a major difference between your post and mine, though it likely escapes you.

Yours is merely a childish troll by a nobody loser, while the image I posted was done late at night by the sitting President of the United States.

I think someone is trying to out do another member at the record the most thumbs down.

God, let it be me!