President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning directed at Iran’s leadership early Friday, declaring that the United States would continue using what he described as “unparalleled firepower” as the conflict involving Iran intensifies, as reported by The New York Post.
Trump’s comments came in a message posted just after midnight on Truth Social, where he described ongoing U.S. military operations against the Iranian regime and criticized media coverage of the conflict.
“We are totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran, militarily, economically, and otherwise, yet, if you read the Failing New York Times, you would incorrectly think that we are not winning,” Trump wrote.
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Trump also claimed that Iranian military capabilities had suffered significant losses as the campaign continues.
“Iran’s Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth,” Trump said in the post.
The president also referenced the scale of American military resources being deployed in the conflict.
Trump wrote that the United States possesses “unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time.”
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“Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today,” Trump wrote.
“They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
Trump’s message followed new developments involving Iran’s leadership and military activity in the region.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first public remarks since the joint U.S.–Israel operation against Iran began on Feb. 28.
The Israeli military said Friday that it had launched what it described as a “wide-scale wave of strikes” across Iran. According to Israeli officials, the attacks targeted an underground ballistic missile facility, an aerial defense base and command centers.
During his speech, Khamenei called for retaliation and compensation from Iran’s adversaries.
“If it refuses, we will take from its assets to the extent we deem appropriate, and if that is not possible, we will destroy its assets to the same extent,” Khamenei said.
Analysts believe the speech may have been intended to activate Iranian sleeper cells overseas.
“These are desperate measures by a collapsing regime that sees no other choice but to escalate,” Khosro Isfahani, research director for the Washington-based think tank National Union for Democracy in Iran, told The Post.
Security agencies in several countries have increased alert levels amid concerns that sympathizers linked to Tehran could attempt attacks outside the Middle East.
Two violent incidents in the United States on Thursday are now being reviewed by authorities.
In Norfolk, Virginia, convicted ISIS terrorist Mohamed Bailor Jalloh allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire inside a classroom at Old Dominion University.
The attack left Lt. Col. Brandon Shah dead. Shah served as the chair of the university’s military science department.
According to reports, Shah enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2003 and completed several deployments during his career, including service connected to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and a rotation supporting Atlantic Resolve.
Authorities are also investigating an attack in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Police say 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali drove a vehicle loaded with mortar shells into Temple Israel. The vehicle crashed into the building before security personnel opened fire.
Ghazali was found dead inside the vehicle after the confrontation, according to police and investigative sources.
Temple Israel houses both a synagogue and a preschool facility. Officials said no students or staff members were injured during the incident.
Investigators said Ghazali had at least four relatives, including a sibling, killed days earlier during Israeli strikes against Hezbollah targets in Beirut last Saturday.
Sources told the Detroit News the deaths may represent a possible motive behind the attempted attack.
Authorities have not determined whether Jalloh or Ghazali were directly influenced by Khamenei’s remarks.
Questions have also surfaced regarding the current status of Mojtaba Khamenei following the death of his father, Iran’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Initial reports suggested Mojtaba Khamenei may have been killed in the same strikes that eliminated his father, along with his wife and sister. Later information indicated he may have survived.
Trump addressed that possibility in a recent interview with Fox News Radio host Brian Kilmeade.
“I think he probably is. I think he’s damaged, but I think he’s probably alive in some form,” Trump said.
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