President Trump declared that U.S. military forces, complete with “additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy,” will remain deployed around Iran. This Truth Social announcement came just a day after Washington and Tehran had reportedly agreed to a two-week ceasefire, a move that briefly sparked optimism in global markets.
The president’s post stated that American assets would stay put “until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with.” Then came the threat. “If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the ‘Shootin’ Starts,’ bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before.” He reiterated that a long-standing agreement dictates “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS and, the Strait of Hormuz WILL BE OPEN & SAFE.”
