Donald Trump confirms his previous statements that an escalation in the war with Iran may be imminent.
In his post on Sunday morning, U.S. time, the president demands that Iran open the Strait of Hormuz and calls the regime "you crazy bastards."
“Tuesday will be the day to pulverize nuclear facilities and bridges, all in one place in Iran,” he writes.
“They are negotiating now”
Shortly afterwards, however, the president suggests in an interview with Fox News that he, as he has several times before, is ready to postpone his threats and deadlines.
I think there is a good chance tomorrow. They are negotiating now, he tells the TV channel and adds:
If they don't make a deal and quickly, I'm considering blowing everything up and taking their oil.
Trump's warning comes about two weeks after he initially issued a threatening ultimatum to Iran demanding it open the Strait of Hormuz. But the deadline was pushed back after what Trump described as "productive talks" with Iranian officials.
As recently as Saturday, Trump threatened to unleash "all hell" if the strait is not opened within two days.
Iran threatens to escalate
In parallel, Iran's military headquarters said on Sunday it would in turn escalate attacks on oil facilities and other civilian infrastructure in the region if the U.S. and Israel continue to attack Iranian civilian infrastructure, AP writes.
According to a statement quoted by state-run Iranian news agencies, the Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters said a number of facilities had already been attacked in Israel and Gulf states, in response to an Israeli attack on Iran's largest petrochemical complex on Saturday.
