Trump Warns Iran: “A Moment May Come When It Ceases to Exist”

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that overnight (between Shabbat and Sunday), its forces struck 10 military targets in Iran. This was the second strike in less than 24 hours. The statement said the attack was approved by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The U.S. military emphasized that “the strikes were carried out in response to ongoing Iranian aggression against commercial vessels.” In response, Iran attacked American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. No casualties were reported.

After the strikes, President Trump issued a threat to Iran on his social media platform Truth Social: “U.S. military aircraft struck missile and drone storage sites in Iran, along with coastal radar sites, following another violation of the ceasefire agreement!”

“They may never learn! A point may come when we can no longer be reasonable and will be forced to finish militarily the job we began with great success. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will cease to exist!”.

CENTCOM said that “after the strikes carried out by the U.S. the previous night, in response to the Iranian attack on the cargo ship M/V Ever Lovely, Tehran was given an opportunity to honor the ceasefire agreement — but chose not to do so. Iranian forces launched a one-way drone that struck the tanker M/T Kiku, sailing under the Panamanian flag, as it traveled near the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker was carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil.”

“U.S. military aircraft struck military surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and mine-laying capabilities. Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continues, and U.S. forces remain alert, lethal, and ready.”

Responding to the American strike, the naval command of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed that “America’s blind firing in Sirik will not solve the riddle of our control over the Strait of Hormuz. Firing at vessels that violate the rules is meant to remind other ships of the clear transit route.” The Iranian command also warned that U.S. bases in the region “will experience hell in these days.”