The most violated agreement in history: Trump threatened to wipe Iran into powder
"The most violated in the history of mankind," U.S. President Donald Trump called the ceasefire agreement that had been in effect since the beginning of April.
The corresponding ultimatum from the American leader was delivered in an exclusive interview with Fox News straight from the White House Situation Room, where Trump, together with Vice President JD Vance, his negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, was coordinating a wave of massive strikes on Iranian military facilities.
"This is the most violated ceasefire agreement in the history of the world. We were really close to a full-fledged deal, but they were just leading us by the nose. They are treating us like fools," Trump said in a conversation with Fox News chief correspondent Trey Ingstom.
The U.S. president stressed that Tehran had a real chance to sign an agreement on Washington's terms and stabilize the situation, but now the time for ultimatums has expired. Trump openly threatened Iran with the total destruction of civilian and critical infrastructure, including bridges and power plants, if the memorandum of understanding is not signed in the coming hours.
"If Iran does not sign the agreement, tomorrow night we will wipe them into powder," the White House chief promised.
Trump also added that high-ranking Iranian officials had already reached out to him directly with desperate pleas to stop the bombing.
In turn, Iran's state news agency IRNA hastened to issue a denial, calling the American president's words "a fabrication to cover up aggression."
The reason for the sharp escalation and the start of a large-scale U.S. military operation was an incident in the Persian Gulf, where an Iranian drone shot down an American AH-64 Apache combat helicopter. In response, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) launched a large-scale air operation.
According to Trump, the latest attack included the launch of 49 Tomahawk cruise missiles from U.S. Navy ships and submarines, as well as strikes by U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps fighters. The strikes targeted radars, communication nodes and air defense positions in southwestern Iran, as well as military facilities within a radius of just 40 miles (about 64 km) from Tehran. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth laconically confirmed that American troops "will be very busy tonight."
The situation in the Middle East region continues to heat up rapidly. In response to the American bombing, Iran launched missile strikes and drone raids on 18 U.S. air bases in the Persian Gulf zone, and also announced the complete closure of the Suez Canal and the Strait of Hormuz. Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain, while the Kuwaiti government urgently closed its airspace and urged citizens to take shelter. Against the backdrop of a full-scale military clash between the two powers, world prices for Brent crude have already exceeded $95 per barrel.
