President Trump is “prepared to unleash hell” on Iran if it won’t “come to a deal,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday — as thousands of US Marines arrive in the region for a possible mission to force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
“If they fail to understand that they have been defeated militarily and will continue to be, President Trump will ensure they are hit harder than they have ever been hit before. President Trump does not bluff and he is prepared to unleash hell,” Leavitt told reporters at the White House.
“Iran should not miscalculate again. Their last miscalculation cost them their senior leadership, their navy, their air force and their air defense system. Any violence beyond this point will be because the Iranian regime refused to understand they have already been defeated and refused to come to a deal.”
Iranian officials reacted with hostility to a 15-point peace proposal transmitted via Pakistan Tuesday — issuing a counter-proposal demanding war reparations and an acknowledgment that Tehran is in charge of the crucial strait.
