WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday that Iran would face much greater destruction if the war continues — warning “they haven’t seen anything yet.”
After the loss of at least three US service members over the weekend, Trump has vowed to avenge their deaths. He’s revived his threat of ruinous assaults on Iranian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges.
“If we left today, it would take them decades to rebuild, and I don’t believe they could ever rebuild. And honestly, they haven’t seen anything yet. We’ve been nice,” he said in the Oval Office.
Trump threatened devastation while leaving the door open for diplomacy — after disagreement over sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz derailed the memorandum of understanding he signed last month with Tehran.
Trump said Iran was “probably” trying to hurt him in the midterm elections by reviving the conflict, but insisted that “behind the scenes” Iranian officials “want to meet desperately to try and end it because they’re getting decimated.”
