Trump Gives Big Update on Iran Amid Reports Of Cease-Fire Violations

President Donald Trump is sharpening his message to Iran as crucial negotiations approach ending hostilities, cautioning that the country’s leaders are in a position of weakness while trying to exploit global shipping routes.

“The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short-term extortion of the World by using International Waterways,” Trump wrote on TRUTH Social.

Trump’s comment highlights growing frustration in the U.S. regarding threats to vital maritime routes, especially the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial chokepoint that carries a significant portion of the world’s oil supply. “The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate!” Trump added.

The president also wrote, “Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft apparatus is nonexistent, Radar is dead.” He noted further that Iran’s missile and drone infrastructure has been “largely obliterated,” along with the weapons themselves, and said the country’s longtime leaders “are no longer with us.”