Trump posts extraordinary image holding rifle in new menace to Iran: ‘No more Mr Nice Guy!’ | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump has issued an astonishing new menace in opposition to Iran, posting a mocked up image of himself brandishing an assault rifle with the strapline: “No more Mr Nice Guy!”

“Iran can’t get their act together,” the president wrote on Truth Social early Wednesday morning. “They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!”

The menace was accompanied by a meme of Trump, stood in opposition to a Middle Eastern backdrop of explosions devastating a hillside, carrying a darkish swimsuit and sun shades and holding the heavy-duty firearm.

Talks with Iran have reached a stalemate after eight weeks of battle, with one other spherical of peace talks just lately scrapped.

The president is presently internet hosting Britain’s King Charles III in Washington, D.C., for a four-day go to and mentioned throughout an deal with within the East Room of the White House on Tuesday night that the monarch “agrees” that Iran ought to by no means have a nuclear weapon, roping his majesty into the poltically-sensitive battle.

“We’re doing a little Middle East work right now and we’re doing very well,” Trump mentioned on the dinner.

“We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and we’re never going to let that opponent ever – Charles agrees with me even more than I do – we’re never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon.”

A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace responded rigorously: “The king is naturally mindful of his government’s long-standing and well-known position on the prevention of nuclear proliferation.”

Earlier Tuesday, the president wrote on his social media platform: “Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse.’ They want us to ‘Open the Hormuz Strait,’ as soon as possible, as they try to figure out their leadership situation (Which I believe they will be able to do!)”

Tehran responded to the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes launched on February 28 as a part of Operation Epic Fury by launching retaliatory strikes on its neighboring Gulf states that host American and Israeli navy property after which by blockading the strait, by which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil passes, sparking a world surge in gasoline costs.

The U.S. navy has responded by closing off Iran’s ports however the failure to discover a diplomatic resolution to the battle whereas an uneasy ceasefire holds is proving an ongoing reason for rigidity world wide.

Also Tuesday, Trump lashed out at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, posting: “The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about!

“If Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage. I am doing something with Iran, right now, that other Nations, or Presidents, should have done long ago. No wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both Economically, and otherwise!”

The president has insisted he’s below “no time pressure” to achieve a peace settlement with Iran and can prioritize a “good deal for the American people”, however a big gulf stays between either side on key points, therefore the choice to desert a proposed second spherical of peace talks in Pakistan.

Experts have famous that whereas the closure of the strait is costing Tehran as a lot as $435 million a day, it has proven a far better resilience than anticipated within the face of U.S. hostilites and have warned {that a} extended marketing campaign may in the end find yourself boosting the authoritarian regime.

While Trump has insisted he’s below no instant strain to discover a resolution, he has midterm elections to win in November and can need to have his unpopular battle wrapped up properly earlier than then, as issues about its influence on the home financial system proceed to eat into his approval score.

The president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have repeatedly talked up America’s navy successes within the battle however Vice President JD Vance, identified to be skeptical in regards to the battle, is reported to have requested privately whether or not Trump is getting correct details about U.S. progress or is merely being advised what he desires to listen to by the Pentagon.