President Donald Trump threatened to have the Iranian regime “finished off” and called out “our non-responsive ‘Allies'” regarding the Strait of Hormuz in a post shared on his Truth Social account Wednesday (March 18) morning.
“I wonder what would happen if we “finished off” what’s left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don’t, be responsible for the so called ‘Strait?’ That would get some of our non-responsive ‘Allies’ in gear, and fast!!! President DJT,” Trump wrote.
The president has lashed out at European allies, including France and the United Kingdom, for their refusal to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz both publicly and on social media. Trump’s latest threat came after the U.S. military dropped “multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions” on underground Iranian missile sites located near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday (March 17), the U.S. Central Command announced in a post shared on its X account. The attack took place amid the ongoing ‘Operation Epic Fury’ and Iran stopping shipping flow through the Strait of Hormuz, which serves as a vital waterway for trade along the Persian Gulf.
Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz since the launch of ‘Operation Epic Fury’ with mines, drones and ships, which has slowed an estimated 27% of global maritime energy and resulted in oil prices rising above $100 per barrel. Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, vowed that the United States would “continue to rapidly deplete Iran’s ability to threaten freedom of navigation in and around the Strait of Hormuz” in a video shared on the command’s X account Monday (March 16).
“Our progress remains steady, and we remain vigilant against the enemy,” he added.
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