Maandag 6 april 2026 plaatste president Trump op Truth Social dat "een hele beschaving vanavond zal sterven," en stelde dat er "een complete en totale regimeverandering" in Iran zal plaatsvinden, eraan toevoegend dat "47 jaar van afpersing, corruptie en dood eindelijk voorbij zullen zijn."
Naar aanleiding verscheen op woensdag 8 april 2026 het volgende commentaar in The New York Times van de Amerikaanse correspondent in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Michael D. Sheer:
The world is on edge.
One minute, President Trump says the war in Iran is nearly over. The next he says it will continue for weeks. He brags that Iran has been “eviscerated,” but then vows that the fighting will go on. A huge bombardment, he says, might begin in five days, or 10 days, or on Tuesday at precisely 8 p.m. Eastern.
If the president means what he says, the world could be about 24 hours from a devastating escalation in the war. But like the producer of a television cliffhanger, Mr. Trump seems determined to keep everyone off balance.
On that, at least, he is succeeding.
In capitals around the world, presidents and prime ministers have spent almost six weeks seeking a way to prevent the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran from spiraling out of control. Diplomats from more than 40 countries gathered for a video call on Thursday that concluded with few concrete proposals. Leaders across Europe, Asia and beyond are exasperated, angry and more than a little spooked about what could be around the corner.
In an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday, President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea warned, “The scars of war are expected to persist for a long time.” In an Easter message at a church the day before, Mr. Lee had lamented, “The order of peace and prosperity that has sustained the world is weakening.”
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