Trump with a message to Iran: 'Very soon I will declare the Strait of Hormuz as US territory'
In a speech delivered in New York, the US President claimed that the move would be completed 'after we finish defeating Iran - which is already heavily defeated at the moment'. According to him, 'thanks to our military and our blockade - no ship passes through the strait'. He also repeated his long-standing promise: 'We cannot allow them to obtain nuclear weapons'.
US President Donald Trump sent a message to Iran today (Friday) in a speech delivered in New York, stating: 'After we finish defeating Iran, which is already heavily defeated at the moment - very soon I will declare the Strait of Hormuz as US territory'.
He further added regarding this, that 'thanks to our military, which, to tell the truth, I used a little more than I wanted, and in light of the effective blockade - no ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz, unless we want it to'. Likewise, the American president repeated his promise that 'we cannot allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons'.
Two days ago, during a conversation with reporters outside his plane, the US President claimed that 'with Iran, things are progressing well, just excellent. We are in complete control of the Strait of Hormuz. The control is in our hands. No one else controls it - only us. Our fleet is incredible, and things are progressing excellently for our country'.
He further added regarding this, that 'I do not trust Iran. Why do you say that I trust Iran? I am the last person who would trust Iran. They lied to me again and again'.
Also, the President addressed the control of the Strait of Hormuz and warned the Iranians against a response: 'Right now we have complete control of the Strait of Hormuz. They have no control. We have complete control. The strait is in our hands. And at some stage, maybe they will do something - and then they will get hit hard. But right now we are in a very good position. We have a country that for 50 years was the bully of the Middle East. Actually, 51 years if you think about it, right? We have been saying 47 for four years now. And they are no longer the bully of the Middle East'.
Trump addressed the changing of planes and his transport in a catering truck, saying that 'this is entirely up to the decision of the Secret Service. I simply do what they ask me to do, and therefore I act in accordance with the instructions of the Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to fly on a different flight, on a different plane, with the same level of safety, but they wanted me to do it - so I did it. I do what they say'. 'I assume there was some threat there, I receive many threats'.
'No, I am not surprised. There are many threats against me. There are many threats that you don't even know about. Every influential president has many threats. Non-influential presidents are not threatened, and I think I am perhaps the most influential president', he added.
Regarding Senator Darlene Graham and her reaching the second round, Trump said that 'she just called me to thank me for the support, and it is great that she is doing so well. And she is a very good woman, and she has good genetics because she is a relative of Lindsey, who is a real professional. So we will see. I am about to call her now. She called me two minutes ago. She definitely reached the second round, and that is good, that is what it was'.
'I like the other people in the race too. They are all Trumpists, but you know, I supported her. I think she is great. It is really in honor of her brother, and she is a very smart woman. You know, Lindsey loved his sister more than anything else. He would tell me about her, that she is simply exceptional. He even said that she is better than him. That was hard for him to say', he added.
