Trump threatens to ‘take out’ all of Iran in one night. From blackout bombs to ‘discombobulators,’ here’s what that could actually mean |
Trump threatens to ‘take out’ all of Iran in one night. From blackout bombs to ‘discombobulators,’ here’s what that could actually mean
President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that “the entire country” of Iran “can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,” one of his most explicit escalations yet ahead of a Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The remark came during a White House press conference that began as a celebration of a dramatic combat rescue of two downed F-15E airmen over Easter weekend and ended with Trump saying that the U.S. is going to be the one charging tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.
Repeatedly, Trump emphasized his final ultimatum: Open the strait or lose your infrastructure. “After that, they’re gonna have no bridges. They’re gonna have no power plants, Stone Ages,” he said.
There are a few ways to interpret Trump’s apocalyptic comments about what the U.S. will do to Iran. Fears spread online that the president was talking about leveling the country, perhaps with a nuclear weapon.
But that would amount to a massive escalation and a huge loss of life that would have catastrophic consequences for both........