U.S. President Trump posted on social media, denying reports that he “is trying to force Iran back to the negotiating table,” and stated that he “doesn’t care” whether Iran signs an agreement.

President Trump of the United States.

Trump said, “I’m not trying to force Iran to the negotiating table, as that ABC ‘fake news’ outlet reported.” I don’t care at all whether they sign the agreement or not. At present, the United States virtually has complete control over the Strait of Hormuz. Their economy is in complete collapse. They are merely delaying the inevitable. When will the Iranian people finally rise up in resistance?

That day, Trump also wrote on social media: “The United States is now attacking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz.” “This attack was large-scale and intense, targeting Iran’s attempt to lay more mines in the strait and its launch of eight missiles at our military base in Jordan.”

Trump pointed out that Iran’s mining operation ended in failure: all mines in the Strait of Hormuz were either cleared or detonated, and all eight missiles launched at U.S. bases were shot down. He threatened, “If a defeated Iran dares to retaliate for this entirely legitimate strike, we will fight again—this time with even greater intensity and on a higher scale—but that still won’t be the biggest one.”

Trump concluded: “An even larger-scale attack is already in the works. Once the operation is over, Iran will be left with almost nothing!”

On September 1, U.S. Central Command announced on social media that the U.S. military had completed a new round of strikes against Iranian military targets, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defense positions, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine-laying capabilities, and communication sites. On the 1st, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it had begun responding to U.S. attacks that day, stating that it had shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone. It is worth noting that two days ago, the U.S. military bombed two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facilities on Larak Island, marking the first military action against Iran in a month.