Donald Trump, in a virtual meeting, told G7 leaders that Iran is “about to surrender.”

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New York: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that Iran is ‘about to surrender,’ according to Axios, which reported on Friday citing officials from G7 countries. During a virtual meeting with G7 leaders, he told the allied countries that he ‘had got rid of a cancer that was threatening us all.’ He made the remark while hailing Operation “Epic Fury” on the G7 call on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump ​told G7 leaders in a ‌virtual meeting on Wednesday that Iran is “about to surrender,” Axios reported on Friday, citing three officials ​from G7 countries briefed on ​the contents of the call: Reuters pic.twitter.com/ucLbOsFlSo

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What Did Donald Trump Say?

The US President stated that “nobody knows who the leader is, so there is ‌no ⁠one who can announce surrender,” as per Axios reported. However, the

The White House did not respond to Trump’s remark.

On Friday, the US President mocked Iranian leaders as ‘deranged scumbags’ and said it was his ‘great honour’ to kill them, as the Middle East war entered its second week.

What Trump Said On The G7 Call?

According Axios, the US president stated that there were no Iranian officials left alive to take any decision on the ongoing fight.
“Nobody knows who the leader is, so there is no one who can announce surrender,” Trump said.

“Nobody knows who the leader is, so there is no one who can announce surrender,” Trump said.

As per the report, Trump also mocked United Kingdom Prime Minister Kier Starmer over his initial decision not to let America use their military bases for the strikes.

During the virtual meeting, Trump told the UK President that his help is no longer needed.

“You should have proposed it before the war — now it is too late,” he added.

It is worth mentioning that the UK PM later allowed the access of British bases to the US for defensive strikes. The UK government decided after Iran started striking other Gulf countries in retaliation.

Donald Trump ‘Underestimated’ Impact On Strait Of Hormuz

The Axios report follows an earlier report by CNN, which stated that the Trump administration may have underestimated Iran’s ability to attempt to shut down the crucial strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the US military strikes.

A CNN report citing sources stated that while planning the military operation, officials at the US Department of Defense and United States National Security Council did not expect Tehran to affect the waterway. However, the US military had long prepared backup plans for such a situation.