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Trump says war on Iran showed 'no limits' to his power

Middle East Eye 2026/06/19 04:31

Trump says war on Iran showed 'no limits' to his power

US President Donald Trump in an interview with Axios said that the war on Iran showed "there are no limits" to his ability to exert power. 

"We have the most powerful military in the world, by far. Who else could have done a blockade like that? I did a naval blockade where not one ship was able to get through. Some tried. They didn't, you know. It didn't last very long," he said.

When questioned on whether the Memorandum of Understanding amounted to the "unconditional surrender" he had initially wanted from Tehran, Trump doubled down saying that it "really probably is unconditional surrender".

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