Trump reveals he didn’t just play madman to scare Iran into cease-fire: ‘I was willing to do it’

Source: New York Post · Bias: Right

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President Trump sparked widespread panic Tuesday with his jaw-dropping ultimatum to Iran that a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Tehran failed to cut a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 pm ET that evening.

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Trump reveals he didn’t just play madman to scare Iran into cease-fire: ‘I was willing to do it’
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President Trump sparked widespread panic Tuesday with his jaw-dropping ultimatum to Iran that a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Tehran failed to cut a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 pm ET that evening.