Trump’s statement: Action against Iran will intensify, military operations will end soon
RNE Network.
Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States will intensify actions against Iran and would go further and further, while assuring that military operations would end “very soon,” a remark that helped stabilize turbulent markets amid the escalating West Asia conflict.
Following the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s new supreme leader, Tehran unleashed missile and drone barrages on Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Israel and even Turkey, with interceptions carried out by NATO defenses.
Iran has maintained a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, halting most tanker traffic and pushing benchmark crude to highs before a partial retreat. Wall Street turned positive on Trump’s remarks about a short-term excursion after more than 5,000 targets were struck.
France is leading defensive efforts to reopen the vital chokepoint following the peak of the conflict, while Russia has vowed unwavering support to Iran amid regional rallies and intensifying clashes involving Hezbollah in Lebanon.
