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US President Donald Trump has warned that American forces could resume military operations against Iran “right now” if US allies and their commercial vessels in the Middle East face threats of Iranian attacks.
In an interview with US-based Salem News Channel on Thursday, Trump was asked whether he would hesitate to use military force to end threats posed by Iran against US allies and their ships in the region.
“I have no hesitation. We’re handling it very well, but if things change, I would certainly take action—even right now, at this very moment,” Trump said.
Claiming that the United States had suffered no casualties in recent months, Trump said no American service member had been killed in the past five months. He also asserted that Washington had complete control over the Persian Gulf.
Trump’s presidential term is scheduled to end in January 2029. Asked whether the United States would maintain its blockade if it took another 26 months to bring down Iran’s governing system, he said the government was already collapsing.
He claimed that Iran’s inflation rate had reached 301 per cent, its economy had been devastated and its authorities were struggling to pay soldiers. He also claimed that Iran’s military, navy and air force had been effectively destroyed.
Asked whether Iran’s current leadership remaining in power when he leaves office would represent a failure of his presidency, Trump replied, “Yes, that would be a failure.”
Meanwhile, hours after the interview was broadcast on Thursday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a missile attack on radar systems at a US military base in Bahrain early Friday.
According to an analysis of satellite images by Qatar-based Al Jazeera, several radar domes at the US base were directly hit, while multiple buildings also sustained damage.
Reuters reported that Iran had refrained from attacking US military bases in the Middle East since the first week of September. Friday’s strike ended that two-month pause.
