Trump Statement: Amidst the increasing tension between America and Iran, US President Donald Trump has made a big claim. He said that the US Army has caused so much damage to Iran in just one month that its navy has been destroyed and its air force has been completely destroyed. According to Trump, America no longer needs to depend on the Middle East.
Trump told that the US Army had started a major military operation against Iran a month ago. He said that in these four weeks, the American Army has achieved a very swift, precise and tremendous victory, the like of which was never seen before.
Iran’s military power is weak
Trump said, “Tonight, Iran’s navy has been destroyed, their air force has been destroyed and their leaders have now been killed. The command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is being completely destroyed. Their missile and drone launching capabilities have been greatly reduced and their weapons factories and rocket launchers are being destroyed, now there are very few of them left. Never in the history of war has any enemy suffered such obvious and devastating losses.”
Mention of action on Venezuela also
Trump said, “Before discussing the current situation, I want to thank our troops who did a wonderful job of taking over Venezuela in a matter of minutes. The attack was quick, deadly and powerful, and the whole world praised it. After strengthening the military in my first term, we now have the strongest military in the world.”
Trump said that America is now completely self-reliant in the Middle East. “Now we are there to help, but we don’t need to be there. We don’t want their oil or anything, but we are there to help our allies,” he said.
Clear message against Iran
Trump said, “In this campaign that began 32 days ago, we are fully engaged to stop Iran and stop its nuclear weapons efforts. This fundamentalist regime has been shouting ‘Death to America’ for 47 years. We are going to finish this work very fast. Iran’s navy is destroyed, its air force is destroyed and we are close to achieving our strategic objectives.”
Sarcasm on Iran and nuclear deal
Trump said, “If I had not withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal, Israel and the Middle East would not exist today. This deal would have given Iran the way to build a major nuclear weapon many years ago. We stopped it.” He said that the killing of Qassem Soleimani and ending the earlier agreement was a step that no other president would have dared to take.
Thanks to our allies in the Middle East
Trump thanked Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain. “We will ensure that they are not harmed in any way,” he said.
Concern over fuel prices and the option of US oil
Trump admitted that due to Iran’s attacks, petrol prices in America have increased by 25 percent. He said, “This is only temporary. For those countries that are not getting fuel, I suggest that they first buy American oil and then protect the Strait of Hormuz.”
Trump said, “We will attack Iran very powerfully in the next 2-3 weeks. Iran has now been badly damaged. We are on the way to quickly accomplish America’s military objectives. We will complete the mission while honoring the lives of our soldiers who sacrificed their lives.”