US President Donald Trump on Monday warned that the United States could destroy Iran’s oil export hub of Kharg Island, along with its oil wells and power plants, if a deal to end the war is not reached soon.
Trump made the statement on his Truth Social account, saying the US is in “serious discussions” with “a more reasonable regime” in Tehran but added a cautionary note.
“Great progress has been made, but if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately ‘Open for Business,’ we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their electric generating plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet ‘touched,’” he wrote.
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On Sunday night aboard Air Force One, Trump said the US had achieved “regime change” in Iran through the war launched a month ago with Israel, citing the number of Iranian leaders killed. He described the new leadership as “much more reasonable.”
“We’re dealing with different people than anybody’s dealt with before. It’s a whole different group of people. So I would consider that regime change,” he said.
Asked if an agreement could be reached with Iran this week, Trump said: “I do see a deal in Iran. Could be soon.”