Iran says Trump’s threats are ‘delusional’ and will not compensate for ‘humiliation’ suffered by the US

Trump says Iran can be “defeated in one night, perhaps on Tuesday” Iran’s Military Command said Trump’s threats are “illusory” and will not compensate for the “humiliation and shame” suffered by the United States in the Middle East. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp LIVE: Follow the latest news from the war In a statement made on state TV this Monday (6), the Iranian military spokesman said in a provocative tone: “The rude and insolent statements, and the unfounded threats of the American president, taken by delusions, will not be able to repair the shame and humiliation suffered by the United States in the West Asian region.” Spokesperson for the Iranian Military Command in a statement on state TV Telegram / Reproduction Earlier, in a post on Telegram, Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, stated that “murders and crimes” will not stop the Iranian Armed Forces. The statement was made amid a message of mourning from Iranians over the death of General Majid Khademi, head of Intelligence of the Revolutionary Guards, announced by Israel and classified by him as “terrorism”. “Once again, the American-Zionist enemy, which in the war imposed against the nation and the valiant fighters of Islamic Iran, and in its wicked plans, suffered successive defeats, has resorted to its usual weapon: terrorism. (…) However, the firm line of fighters and defenders of the truth has become so solid and unshakable that neither terror nor crime can shake it,” Khamenei wrote in the message. Message from Iran’s supreme leader in honor of the dead general Telegram / Reproduction Trump referred to Iranians as animals This Monday, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, referred to Iranians as animals when asked whether he would be committing a war crime if he attacked the country’s civilian structures. “Because they killed 45,000 people in the last month. More than that — it could be 60,000. They killed protesters, they’re animals,” Trump said during a conversation with reporters at an Easter event at the White House. “I’m not worried about the warnings for targeting civilian infrastructure (in Iran).” The US president also stated that, if he had a choice, he would take Iran’s oil, but that American citizens want an end to the war. Donald Trump Evan Vucci/Reuters Trump also confirmed that he had rejected the ceasefire proposal mediated by Pakistan. In justification, he said that the text “was a significant act (on Iran’s part), but still not good enough.” Previously, Iran also rejected the proposal, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA, claiming that it prefers an agreement to definitively end the war, and not just a truce. On Sunday (5), in a post on social media, Trump said he will attack civilian infrastructure if the Iranian government does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday (7). Hormuz is an important maritime corridor, through which around 20% of the world’s oil exports pass. He used profanity when referring to Iran and called the Persian country’s government “crazy bastards.” The Iranian government, according to the country’s news agencies, expressed concern that the attacks could constitute a war crime. 👉 Context: the norms of international law that govern wars prohibit countries from attacking civilian targets in cases of conflict and establish that cases of this type can constitute a war crime, to be judged by an international court.

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