President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with further assaults after previously claiming the war is “very complete, pretty much.”
In a furious Truth Social post on Monday evening, Trump, 79, lashed out at Iran after oil prices reached over $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 as the war rages on.
“If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far,” Trump ranted.
“Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again — Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them — But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen!"
Trump claimed his threat was “a gift” from America to “China and all of those Nationals that heavily use the Hormuz Strait.”
“Hopefully, it is a gesture that will be greatly appreciated,” Trump claimed.
Financial markets around the world have been in turmoil since Trump’s war. The last time oil prices reached similar heights was after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which pushed up global energy prices.
After the chaos on stock markets over the price of oil, Trump had claimed his conflict with Iran could be in its final days.
Trump, 79, told CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang on Monday that “the war is very complete, pretty much.”
“They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no air force, “Trump claimed of Iran.
Later, while speaking to reporters in Florida, Trump was asked how long Americans should expect his war to last. “The big risk on that war has been over for three days…The rest is going to be a determination as to my attitude, as well as the people in the Trump administration,” the president claimed in contradictory remarks.
He added that the U.S. would not let Iran “hold the world hostage” if it attempted to stop the supply of oil across the world.
“If Iran does anything to do that, they’ll get hit at a much much harder level,” Trump threatened, using similar wording to his later social media post.
“They’ll never be able to recover, ever. We will hit them so hard that it will not be possible for them, or anybody else helping them, to ever recover that section of the world if they do anything,” he said.
Trump warned Iran “better not play that game” and shared his plans for the Strait of Hormuz, which is located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and is the route which caters to around 20 percent of the world’s supply of oil.
“In the long run, oil supplies will be dramatically more secure without the threat of Iranian ships, drones, missiles, nuclear menace, or anything,” he said. “So, the Strait of Hormuz is going to remain safe. We have a lot of navy ships there. We have the best equipment in the world inspecting for mines.”
Later in the press conference, Trump acknowledged oil prices had risen, but said they “went artificially up because of this excursion into a very positive thing.”
The president admitted, “I knew oil prices would go up if I did this, and they’ve gone up probably less than I thought they’d go up.”
Oil prices began to rise after shipping through the Strait came to a standstill once the war began, impacting not only motorists around the world but other industries who rely on fuel.
Trump’s war on Iran has now seen eight U.S. troops killed.
