President Donald Trump declared that Iran is “FINISHED” in his first statement since Israel launched massive strikes against Lebanon, triggering reports that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again.Amid the chaos, Israel and Hezbollah reportedly agreed to a renewed ceasefire that goes into effect right after the strikes. The ceasefire, reported by Reuters, was brokered by U.S. and Qatari negotiators.Trump’s first posts on Truth Social since the strikes did not mention Israel or Lebanon, but instead pitched the war with Iran as a victory.
“We didn’t meet out of desperation, Iran did,” he wrote. “They are FINISHED! We’ll play out the 60 days. They get no money, not ten cents!”“The War has diminished Iran!” he said in another post minutes earlier. “It doesn’t, any longer, have an Air Force, a Navy, Antiaircraft Equipment, Radar, or practically anything else, and yet the Dumocrats say that Iran is better off now than it was four months ago. Can you imagine getting away with that??? How stupid can some people be???”Israel launched strikes against over 80 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and committed not to leave the country after four Israeli soldiers were killed. In response, some outlets reported the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sent out a radio broadcast announcing the reclosure of the Strait of Hormuz.This is a breaking news story and will be updated.