According to an American media report, US President Donald Trump was taking important decisions in a hurry without taking the opinion of his advisors regarding the ongoing war in Iran, and in view of the rising prices of fuel, he was very eager for a ceasefire.
US officials say that throughout the war, Trump was focused on strategic metrics such as how many Iranian targets were destroyed, and that he enjoyed watching videos of massive explosions in Iran.
When Trump learned that two American pilots had been shot down over Iran, he yelled at his aides “for hours,” according to the report.
His team kept him away from the situation room
According to a senior administration official, his team kept him away from the situation room because “they felt his impatience would not be helpful.”
Trump issues a series of threats on ‘Truth Social’ after second airman was rescued in a dramatic US operation. On Easter Sunday morning, Trump wrote, “Open that damn filibuster, you crazy bastards, or you’re in hell,” and ended with, “Praise be to God.”
According to reports, Republican senators and Christian leaders called the White House that day; They were concerned that the President was using obscene language and a Muslim proverb on Easter.
‘Tonight an entire civilization will end’
Trump told an advisor that he had come up with the ‘Allah’ thing himself, so that he could scare the Iranians into coming to the negotiating table by making him appear mentally unstable.
According to administration officials, his threat a few days later that “an entire civilization will be destroyed tonight” was also made suddenly, without coordination with any advisors. This was also another ploy by Trump to scare the Iranians and make them agree to some agreement.
According to the report, a major reason for Trump’s uneasiness in making a deal with the Iranians is the economic pressure that has arisen due to Iran closing the ‘Strait of Hormuz’. Some White House officials were even surprised at how the Iranians were able to close that waterway so easily and quickly.
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