United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was looking into sanction relief for Iran, but after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s statement about victory, he will no longer consider it. “During the last few days, I was working on the possible removal of sanctions, and other things, which would have given a much better chance to Iran at a full, fast, and complete recovery – The sanctions are BITING! But no, instead I get hit with a statement of anger, hatred, and disgust, and immediately dropped all work on sanction relief, and more,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. He added that he saved Khamenei from a “very ugly death” and that the Iranian supreme leader lied about winning the war with Israel. Moreover, the president remarked that Tehran “should realize that you often get more with HONEY than you do with VINEGAR.”
Iran’s military warns Trump against ‘reckless rhetoric’
Spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ali Mohamad Naeini, warned United States President Donald Trump on Saturday against pursuing his “reckless rhetoric” against Tehran. “Our advice to Trump is to open his eyes and stop the baseless talk and erratic behavior,” Naeini stated during the funeral ceremony for IRGC personnel killed in Israeli strikes on Iran. “He still does not understand the real sources of Iran’s power,” he added. The IRGC spokesperson stressed that, if attacked again, Iran’s response will be “more powerful and more devastating” than its recent response to Israeli attacks. The comments come after Trump insisted American strikes on Iran “obliterated” its nuclear facilities and ensured the country won’t try to develop nuclear weapons in the near future. He also criticized Iran for claiming the end of the war marked Tehran’s victory over Israel.