Trump on Iran capacity and Strait of Hormuz
by Flint: Donald Trump
President Trump confirms 24 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz overnight while noting Iran cannot pay their troops and is in deep trouble with very little capacity. He also mentioned aid being sent to Nepal after mud and water wiped out buildings like toothpicks, with about 50 or 60 Americans possibly affected though a full list isn't ready yet. Reports say Vladimir Putin is meeting with the president of Iran next week for a nuclear agreement discussion. The speaker takes 24 boats through the strait all the time and says it doesn't mean they are finished with Iran.
Transcript (en)
We've called Nepal and we've offered any help that they need. You know, we have a very good relationship with Nepal. That was a brutal, that wasn't just, that was mud and water as a mixture. Nobody's ever seen anything quite like that. We're very powerful, strong, you know, strong, well-built buildings where we're wiped out like they were toothpicks. That's a terrible thing. No, we are sending aid and we've spoken to the leadership and we let them know anything they want, we'll have. And there were 50, maybe 60 Americans over there. We haven't gotten the full list yet, but hopefully they're okay. But that looked like something that people will not be – somebody will be lost, unfortunately. There is reports that Vladimir Putin is meeting with the president of Iran to talk about a nuclear agreement next week. Is there concern in the administration, in the White House, that these countries are taking economic D-Day seriously, that they're going to continue doing business with Iran despite the warnings? No, Iran is right now, they're not paying their troops. They're in deep trouble. They have very little capacity. Last night we took 24 boats through the Strait. We're taking them through all the time. I say it very openly. It doesn't mean we're finished with them.
