Donald Trump warned that “Iran will be hit hard today” and that “total destruction” of some areas is being seriously considered.

The president of the United States highlighted on his social networks that Iran “has surrendered to its neighbors” and promised that US forces They will launch an attack in the next few hours.

The United States and Israel began their war against Iran on February 28, and Tehran has since responded with missile and drone attacks against Israel and against American interests in countries in the region, mainly in the Gulf.

Pezeshkian, in a speech broadcast on state television, apologized to nearby Gulf states for Iran’s retaliation, adding that Tehran would not target its neighbors unless the attacks originated in its territories.

After this apology, Trump wrote a message on his Truth Social account in which he stated that Iran “has surrendered” due to “the relentless attack by the United States and Israel.”

“Iran is no longer the ‘bully of the Middle East, it is now, instead, ‘THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST!'” and will be so for many decades, until it gives up or, more possibly, collapses completely.”

It was towards the end of his message that he issued a strong warning against the regime: “Today Iran will receive a severe blow! Due to Iran’s misconduct, serious consideration is being given to the total destruction and certain death of areas and groups of people that until now have not been considered targets.”

Masoud Pezeshkian apologized on Saturday for attacks on other countries in the region as his missiles and drones flew towards the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, indicating that Tehran’s political leadership cannot fully control the armed forces. The president rejected US President Donald Trump’s repeated demands for a surrender.

“I must apologize on my behalf to the neighboring countries that were attacked by Iran,” the president said. “From now on, They should not attack neighboring countries or fire missiles at themunless we are attacked by those countries. “I think we should resolve this through diplomacy,” he added.

Pezeshkian He is one of the members of a leadership council that oversees the Islamic Republic since an airstrike started the war on February 28 and killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He launched his defiant message just a week before the start of a conflict that has spread across the Middle East, shaken global markets and paralyzed air travel. Furthermore, hundreds of Israeli and American airstrikes have greatly weakened the leadership in Tehran.

The message, which was apparently filmed in haste and without a professional broadcast crew, once again underlined the limited power that the leaders of the theocracy exercise over the Revolutionary Guard paramilitary, which controls ballistic missiles targeting Israel and others. The Guard answered only to Khamenei and now appears to be choosing its own targets as the conflict expands.

Although the Iranian president attempted to appease the growing anger of Gulf Arab states over the attacks, just hours earlier a wave of missiles and drones had grounded flights at Dubai International Airport, hit a major Saudi oil facility and sent people running for cover on multiple occasions in Bahrain.