President Donald Trump has warned that the United States may be forced to militarily 'complete the job' against Iran, escalating rhetoric after a second round of strikes on Iranian targets. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed the US has the upper hand following the strikes, which were launched in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump's warning
'There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started,' Trump wrote. 'If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist.'
The post came about an hour before the Kuwaiti army announced its air defences were responding to 'hostile' missile and drone attacks, while sirens sounded in Bahrain, according to that country's interior ministry.
Vance's stance
Vice President JD Vance reiterated the administration's triumphant line on the war with Iran hours before the latest round of strikes. 'If we make the final deal, then great,' Vance told HBO's Bill Maher. 'If we don't make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed. They're still much weaker as a country, so my attitude is America wins either way.'
ICE nomination
Trump also announced on Saturday that he will nominate Lance Schroyer as the next director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), succeeding David Venturella, who had been performing the duties of the director. The president said in a Truth Social post that Schroyer 'has over 29 YEARS of Law Enforcement experience in Oklahoma – A State where I WON all 77 Counties in 2016, 2020, and 2024! Lance is a former Oklahoma State Trooper, and United States Marine.'
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement on X that Schroyer 'will play a vital role in helping deliver on the President's mandate from the American people to target, arrest, and deport illegal aliens.'
