President Trump has threatened devastating attacks if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Some Iranians questioned what had happened to American values.
Analysts say their delay in supporting Iran is partly because their capabilities were severely degraded by the U.S.-Israeli campaign last year.
President Trump also asserted that God supports the American war against Iran “because God is good, and God wants to see people taken care of.”
President Trump escalated his threats ahead of his pending Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump has told Iran it must open the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Tuesday or face the consequences, although he has delayed previous deadlines.
As President Trump’s deadline for new attacks loomed, Iran conveyed its conditions through Pakistani intermediaries.
One potential off-ramp appeared when Iran offered a 10-point counterproposal for ending the war that President Trump called a significant step, if “not good enough.”
President Trump described the risky mission to rescue an Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down, but he offered no clear path out of the war.
Sunday was a particularly deadly day, as Israel targeted areas around the country — including a Christian area long regarded as safe by residents.