Trump threatens Iran strikes hours after receiving FIFA Peace Prize
President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that the US would strike Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT" to assume control of their oil and gas markets, comparing the effort to the US military's kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and takeover of Venezuela's oil industry. The statement was made on the same day FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize at the Kennedy Center, creating a stark contrast between the peace award and the threat of military action.
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President Donald Trump said that the US would strike Iran 'VERY HARD TONIGHT,' in a bid to 'assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets.'
Trump made the statement in a Truth Social post, comparing the effort to the US military kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January and taking over the country's multi-billion-dollar oil industry.
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President Trump is trying to achieve FIFA's dream of "advancing peace and unity" with continued strikes on Iran.
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