'We shouldn't worry': Trump assures US prevented Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon
US President Donald Trump claimed in a speech at the White House that Iran would've "blown up the Middle East" if the US hadn't attacked with B-2 bombers and assured that the war would be over soon.
US President Donald Trump declared that Americans "shouldn't worry now" as the country had successfully prevented Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon during a speech at a White House Columbus Day celebration. Claiming that 28 million barrels of oil were extracted on Thursday, Trump promised that diesel prices would "tumble." He further stated that the US placed a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, making it impassable for any vessel.
Simultaneously, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Armed Corps (IRGC) targeted a ship and threatened retribution against any further "illegal" tankers using the waterway.
The remarks from Trump come in the wake of Iran's evaluation of Washington's response to a proposal that would reopen the Strait within seven days. Regarding Iran's military capabilities, Trump stated that Tehran possessed "no military, no navy, no air force, no anti-aircraft things." He added, "It's gonna be over soon, one way or the other."
Trump claimed that if the US military had not intervened with B-2 bombers, Iran would have been "two or three weeks away" from having a nuclear weapon. He warned that they would have used it quickly and devastated the Middle East, starting with Israel before turning their attention to the US.
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