Trump Urges Iranian Uprising After 24 Hours of Hormuz Clashes, Dismisses Nuclear Talks
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 2
Trump Urges Iranian Uprising After 24 Hours of Hormuz Clashes, Dismisses Nuclear Talks
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 2
Summary
Tuesday night, Trump urged Iranians to "rise up and fight" and said he "couldn't care less" about a stalled agreement, hours after fresh U.S. strikes and an Iranian counterattack.
The remarks followed a renewed exchange of fire over the Strait of Hormuz, where Trump claimed the United States now has "almost total control" while Iran's economy is "totally collapsing."
Over the prior 24 hours, Trump swung from declaring Iran militarily defeated and a "failed nation" to threatening an attack that would leave "very little left" if Tehran kept defying him.
By Wednesday morning, with both sides assessing damage, Trump returned to social media and floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz the "Trump Strait," underscoring how the conflict has again eclipsed diplomacy.