Donald Trump to Fox News: Attacks on Iran Will Continue

Narrative of the event: Based on the available coverage, Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News about the continuation of attacks on Iran, declaring that these attacks would continue “until I say enough.” In the same interview, he said that “very hard blows” would be dealt to Iran and also spoke of continuing to strike “tonight, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow,” with “power plants and bridges” as targets in the final phase. Independent Persian described the interview as having taken place on Tuesday and added that Trump, in response to the host’s question, characterized the situation by saying it can be called whatever one likes, but they had delivered a “very hard blow.” The outlet also wrote that Trump once again emphasized the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.

• Etemad wrote that Trump said: “The attacks against Iran will continue until I say enough.”
• Khabar-e Akhar reported that Trump said in an interview with Fox News that “very hard blows will be dealt to Iran.”
• The same Khabar-e Akhar coverage said Trump considered the continuation of attacks on Iran likely until he himself says “enough.”
• Hamshahri quoted Trump as saying: “We will strike Iran hard tonight, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow.”
• Hamshahri also reported that Trump said that in the “final phase,” power plants and bridges would be targeted.
• Khabar-e Akhar likewise reflected this theme, saying that “all bridges” would be targeted if the Iranian side does not agree to return to the negotiating table.
• Independent Persian wrote that Trump made these remarks on Tuesday in an interview with Fox News.
• Independent Persian quoted Trump as saying, in response to a question about the continuation of the attacks: “Until I say enough.”
• Independent Persian also wrote that Trump said Iran still has “some ability to fight,” but “not much” remains for it.
• Independent Persian added that Trump, in describing the situation, said: “You can call it whatever you want, but we have hit them very hard.”
• Independent Persian also reported that Trump once again emphasized the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.
• Among the headlines and summaries provided, some sources focused only on the phrase “until I say enough,” while others نقل more of the interview, including threats of continued strikes and references to possible targets.. Coverage difference:

In shorter coverage, such as Etemad and Shargh, the main focus is Trump’s statement that attacks will continue until he considers them “enough.” Hamshahri and Khabar-e Akhar, in addition to this, included parts of his remarks about continued strikes and references to possible targets.