Trump warns Iran to stop ‘proxies in Lebanon’ or US will hit Tehran 'very hard again'
Trump said Iran must stop Hezbollah in Lebanon or face renewed U.S. strikes as negotiators pressed ahead on a 60-day interim deal.
- President Donald Trump issued an aggressive military warning to Tehran on Sunday, demanding via Truth Social that Iran immediately halt operations by its "highly paid proxies" in Lebanon or face severe U.S. airstrikes.
- Trump directly threatened to surpass the intensity of last week's Pentagon campaign, writing that if the trouble caused by groups like Hezbollah does not stop, "we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!"
- The escalatory rhetoric deliberately targets Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with Trump warning in a separate Fox News interview that if Tehran keeps the strategic waterway blocked, "you won't have a country" and "you won't even make it back to your f----- country."
- Trump floated a dramatic unilateral takeover of the shipping lane, asserting that the U.S. could step in as the "Guardian Angel" of the Strait of Hormuz, collect maritime transit tolls, and claim a 20% cut of the oil supply if a diplomatic deal fails.
- The explosive threats hit exactly as delicate peace talks open in Europe, colliding head-on with a historic, trilateral meeting in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, where Vice President JD Vance and Iranian officials are attempting to negotiate a permanent regional ceasefire.
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As Vance meets top Iranian officials in Switzerland, Trump threatens Tehran from afar - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President Donald Trump threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of Hezbollah militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close t…
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Brisbane TimesUS-Iran peace deal talks underway
Trump threatens Iran with more strikes over its support of Hezbollah.
Trump threatens to ‘hit Iran very hard again’ over support for Hezbollah
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides launched talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President Donald Trump threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of Hezbollah militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close th…
Vance reports progress in negotiations +++ Trump calls on Iran to stop Hezbollah +++ Iran's president signals US written renunciation of nuclear bomb +++ The newsblog.
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