"They can destroy the city; let them destroy Los Angeles, let them destroy San Diego. It is a very small price that has to be paid, and all of this will be over very soon," the American leader said.
Trump noted that he wants to achieve a "grandiose victory" and said that the conflict could end in the very near future. At the same time, he allowed for the possibility that Iran could continue prolonging the situation for some time.
❗️In mid-June, the sides signed a memorandum on the start of a peaceful settlement, but three weeks later, mutual strikes resumed. Against this backdrop, Tehran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz until the end of US intervention in the region, while Washington resumed its naval blockade of Iran.
Before the escalation, approximately one-fifth of the world’s oil and LNG supplies passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Due to the tensions, the number of tankers and gas carriers on the route has now fallen to only a handful.
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