US President Donald Trump continues firing off Truth Social this morning about the Iran conflict.
“Iran, with the help of the USA, has removed, or is removing, all sea mines,” Trump says in on post, referring to the Strait of Hormuz.
“Now that the Hormuz Strait situation is over, I received a call from NATO asking if we would need some help,” Trump claims in another post.
“I TOLD THEM TO STAY AWAY, UNLESS THEY JUST WANT TO LOAD UP THEIR SHIPS WITH OIL. They were useless when needed, a Paper Tiger!”
In a separate post, Trump writes, “Thank you to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar for your great bravery and help.”
In another post, Trump writes, “Again! This deal is not tied, in any way, to Lebanon, but we will, MAKE LEBANON GREAT AGAIN!”
“Thank you to Pakistan and its Great Prime Minister and Field Marshall, two fantastic people!” he writes next.
“A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!” Trump adds after that.
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