Iran denounces Trump as 'Israeli stooge' amid threats, demands compensation first

According to The Financial News, as U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly threatens to "destroy" the Islamic Republic of Iran if it does not enter peace talks, Tehran has in turn condemned Trump as a stooge of Israel. Iranian officials say they will not respond to U.S. demands until Washington pays compensation for the war.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a hardline figure in the Islamic Republic of Iran who has so far escaped U.S. and Israeli strikes, posted a message in English on the social network X (social network) on the 5th local time. Aiming at Trump, he argued, "Your reckless behavior is turning every American household into a living hell."
Ghalibaf also mentioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressing, "Our entire region will be set ablaze because you insist on following Netanyahu’s orders." He went on to write to Trump, "Do not miscalculate. You will gain nothing from war crimes." Ghalibaf added that "the only real and practical solution is to respect the rights of the Iranian people and put an end to this dangerous game."
On the 4th, Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social, "There is not much time left. They have 48 hours until the gates of hell open for them," warning of imminent action. He added, "Remember when I gave Iran ten days either to agree to our terms or to open the Strait of Hormuz." On the same day, General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian armed forces, warned Trump that if Iran’s critical infrastructure were attacked, "the gates of hell will open for you."
Since February 28, Trump has been attacking the Islamic Republic of Iran alongside Israel. On the 21st of last month, he threatened on Truth Social that if Iran did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, he would strike the country’s power grid. On the 23rd, he abruptly claimed that negotiations with Iran were under way and said he would postpone the attack by five days. On the 26th, he announced that the suspension of strikes would be extended until the 6th of this month.
On the 5th, Trump wrote on Truth Social, "This Tuesday (the 7th) will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day in Iran, and nothing will be more spectacular than that." He continued, "Open the damn strait, you lunatics, or you will live in hell." About five hours later, he posted again on Truth Social, writing, "8 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday (the 7th)!" which corresponds to 9 a.m. on the 8th in Korea.
Also on the 5th, Trump told Fox News in an interview that he believed there was "a strong chance" a deal with Iran could be reached "tomorrow (the 6th)." He added, "If they don’t agree quickly, we are considering wiping out everything they have and taking their oil."
Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy director for communications and information in the presidential office of the Islamic Republic of Iran, referred to Trump’s ultimatum on social media and argued that it "reveals pure despair and rage." A senior Iranian official who spoke with CNN on the 5th said that reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as demanded by Trump, would only be possible once the financial damage from the war had been fully compensated. Foreign media reported last month that the Iranian government had presented five conditions for ending the war with the United States: a complete halt to hostile acts and assassinations, the establishment of mechanisms to prevent a recurrence of war, compensation for war damage, an end to the war against resistance groups across the Middle East, and guarantees of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.



pjw@fnnews.com Reporter Park Jong-won Reporter