Donald Trump praised Israel as “courageous, bold, loyal, and smart” amid rising Iran tensions and regional conflict. He contrasted Israel with NATO allies, warned Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, and defended US-Israel coordination during ongoing West Asia instability.

US President Donald Trump heaped praises on Israel days after Iranian embassy suggested him to “turn off the phone” and “block Bibi.” Trump called Israel ‘a great ally’ of the US and termed the nation as “courageous, bold, loyal, and smart.” While Trump went on to say that Israel knows how to win, he did not say anything about Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump also slammed other US allies saying “they showed true colours in a moment of conflict.” (FULL POST HERE)

In his Truth Social post, Trump slammed all other allies, and said that they showed real colours. This comes as Trump has been slamming NATO nations for not joining US war in Iran. Trump has called NATO “paper tiger.” Trump has stated he is "strongly considering" pulling the United States out of NATO, questioning why the U.S. should defend Europe if allies will not support American interests elsewhere.

After praising Israel, Trump went on a posting spree with some reports saying that he posted "37 posts in minutes” including "double-pasting" of content and reposting ally's posts.

Iran has officially blamed Israel for initiating the ongoing conflict, and said that Trump is following “Israel first” policy instead of “America first.” Former Vice President Kamala Harris also said that Trump was pulled into the war by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

The Iranian embassy in Zimbabwe mocked US President Trump. “Try not to show yourself too happy. Have a little prestige; 2. Never, (emphasise) never think to the new legal regime of the Strait of Iran. We will fix it; 3. Turn off the phone, relax, no more posts and, block Bibi for one week; 4. Eat a light dinner and sleep well," the Iranian Embassy tweeted.

Trump denied all claims that the US started war on Israel's insistence and suggested that if anything, the opposite could be true and that he felt Iran was going to attack first. Trump said that the US was negotiating with “lunatics” and he might have “forced” Israel into this war. Israel and the US ‘pre-emptively’ launched strikes on Iran on Feb 28, and killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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