Donald Trump did little to hide his anger at continued hostilities between Israel and Iran on Tuesday, censuring the nations in expletive-embellished remarks at the White House.
Speaking as he was about to board Marine One for a NATO summit in the Netherlands, Trump told reporters: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*** they’re doing.”
It followed Israel saying it had intercepted a missile launched by Iran, soon after Trump had hailed a ceasefire between the two countries. Israel accused Iran of violating the terms of the ceasefire and vowed to launch fresh strikes. Iran denied the allegations.
President Trump on Israel and Iran: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.” pic.twitter.com/xrztmebALZ
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Trump accused Israel of targeting Tehran soon after a deal was struck, saying both sides violated the peace agreement.
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“Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs, the likes of which I’ve never seen before, the biggest load that we’ve seen. I’m not happy with Israel,” Trump told reporters.
“You don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them. So I’m not happy with them. I’m not happy with Iran either.”
After making his TV comments about the perilous situation in the Middle East, the president appeared to continue his interventions from Marine One, posting several times on Truth Social. He warned Israel not to attack Iran.
“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!” he wrote. Trump later added: “ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!”
Sky News, the UK broadcaster, carried Trump’s comments live and apologized for the president’s language.