WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday said Iran will be “blown off the face of the Earth” if they attack US vessels escorting stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump’s statement to Fox News came as Iran reportedly attacked some ships being guided through the Strait of Hormuz under ‘Project Freedom’ launched by the US Central Command at the direction of the US President.
Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to claim that Iran had attacked some ships, including a South Korean cargo vessel, that was being guided through the Strait that has effectively remained closed since the was with Iran began on February 28.