Donald Trump threatens to strike 52 Iranian sites if the regime strikes any US targets after the Islamic Republic unfurled its red flag of war and the White House says it expects retaliation 'within weeks'
+Trump tweeted the threat on Saturday night to hit 52 targets representing victims of Iran hostage crisis
+It came in response to Tehran's threat to hit 35 American targets in the region including US ships
+Iranians raised the blood-red 'flags of revenge' over the minarets at the revered Jamkaran Mosque
+Iranian officials and Qassem Soleimani's supporters have vowed vengeance for his death in US strike
+A congressional staffer said the White House expects Iran to retaliate 'within weeks'
+Lebanon's Hezbollah has told Iraqi soldiers to stay away from U.S. military bases starting Sunday
+Thousands of U.S. paratroopers from the 82 Airborne Division continue to deploy to the Middle East
Donald Trump has threatened to hit 52 critical targets in Iran in retaliation if Tehran strikes any American interests in the region, upping the stakes after Iran said it had identified 35 targets for potential strikes and raised the red 'flags of revenge' over a key mosque..
'Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!' Trump tweeted on Saturday from Mar-a-Lago, after spending the day at his nearby golf course.
'Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters,' Trump said.
'He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years,' he continued.
Trump's threat referenced the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-1981, in which 52 U.S. diplomats and citizens were held hostage by student revolutionaries in Iran. His threat to target sites important to 'Iranian culture' drew many accusations from critics that he was threatening to commit 'war crimes'.
The U.S. military confirmed two rocket attacks near American facilities in Iraq on Saturday, saying that no U.S. personnel or allies were injured. The attacks took place near the Green Zone in Baghdad and Balad Air Base in northern Iraq.
Earlier on Saturday, an Iranian official said at least 35 U.S. targets, including warships and Tel Aviv, have been identified for retaliatory strikes.
+Trump tweeted the threat on Saturday night to hit 52 targets representing victims of Iran hostage crisis
+It came in response to Tehran's threat to hit 35 American targets in the region including US ships
+Iranians raised the blood-red 'flags of revenge' over the minarets at the revered Jamkaran Mosque
+Iranian officials and Qassem Soleimani's supporters have vowed vengeance for his death in US strike
+A congressional staffer said the White House expects Iran to retaliate 'within weeks'
+Lebanon's Hezbollah has told Iraqi soldiers to stay away from U.S. military bases starting Sunday
+Thousands of U.S. paratroopers from the 82 Airborne Division continue to deploy to the Middle East
Donald Trump has threatened to hit 52 critical targets in Iran in retaliation if Tehran strikes any American interests in the region, upping the stakes after Iran said it had identified 35 targets for potential strikes and raised the red 'flags of revenge' over a key mosque..
'Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!' Trump tweeted on Saturday from Mar-a-Lago, after spending the day at his nearby golf course.
'Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters,' Trump said.
'He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years,' he continued.
Trump's threat referenced the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-1981, in which 52 U.S. diplomats and citizens were held hostage by student revolutionaries in Iran. His threat to target sites important to 'Iranian culture' drew many accusations from critics that he was threatening to commit 'war crimes'.
The U.S. military confirmed two rocket attacks near American facilities in Iraq on Saturday, saying that no U.S. personnel or allies were injured. The attacks took place near the Green Zone in Baghdad and Balad Air Base in northern Iraq.
Earlier on Saturday, an Iranian official said at least 35 U.S. targets, including warships and Tel Aviv, have been identified for retaliatory strikes.
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