President Donald Trump said Thursday that American forces destroyed Iranian attackers targeting three US Navy destroyers as they transited through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that “we’ll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently” if Iran doesn’t sign a deal soon.
“Three World Class American Destroyers just transited, very successfully, out of the Strait of Hormuz, under fire. There was no damage done to the three Destroyers, but great damage done to the Iranian attackers,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
“They were completely destroyed along with numerous small boats, which are being used to take the place of their fully decapitated Navy,” Trump added.
“Missiles were shot at our Destroyers, and were easily knocked down,” Trump continued. “Likewise, drones came, and were incinerated while in the air. They dropped ever so beautifully down to the Ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave!”
The president warned Iran against escalating tensions further, writing that “if they had the chance to use a Nuclear Weapon, they would do it, without question — But they’ll never have that opportunity and, just like we knocked them out again today, we’ll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don’t get their Deal signed, FAST!”
Trump’s post came after United States Central Command said US forces struck Iranian military facilities responsible for launching what it described as “unprovoked” missile, drone and small boat attacks against American warships transiting the strait.
