In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump had directly threatened the Iranian Supreme Leader, saying he knew “where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding.”
TimelineKey Background
Tensions between Iran and Israel first erupted on Friday, when the Israel military carried out unilateral strikes against key nuclear facilities and killed several top Iranian generals and nuclear scientists. Netanyahu claimed Israel’s attack was an act of self defense as the Iranian nuclear program posed “a danger to Israel’s very survival.” On Monday, Trump exited the G7 summit earlier than scheduled and flew back from Canada to Washington as tensions between Iran and Israel escalated, with the White House press secretary saying he left early “because of what’s going on in the Middle East.” Shortly before leaving the summit, Trump issued an ominous warning to residents of Tehran, Iran’s capital, on Truth Social: “Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON…Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” At the time, Trump did not specify why he called for an evacuation of the city of 10 million people, but when asked later, Trump said: “I want people to be safe…That’s always possible something could happen. I just want people to be safe.” The president spoke to reporters on board Air Force One on his return to Washington and said he wanted something better than a ceasefire “An end. A real end, not a ceasefire, an end,” and signaled that a only complete “give up” by Iran would be acceptable.What Has Trump Said About Striking Iran?
In a earlier post Trump, said: “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran.
