Resurfaced post sees Trump accuse Obama of wanting to start a war with Iran
A new resurfaced post from 2011 sees Donald Trump accusing then-president Barack Obama of wanting to start a war with Iran.
The video is doing the rounds online just days after the now US president launched strikes on three Iran nuclear sites.
However, in a case of sheer irony, the short clip from November 2011 sees Trump say 'our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate.' A new resurfaced clip from 2011 sees Donald Trump accusing then-president Barack Obama of wanting to start a war with Iran. Pic: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP
'He's weak and he's ineffective,' he added.
'In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran,' Trump also claimed in a 2011 post on X.
In subsequent tweets in 2012 and 2013, he reiterated similar statements, writing: 'Now that Obama's poll numbers are in a tailspin – watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.'
In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2011
'Remember what I previously said–Obama will someday attack Iran in order to show how tough he is,' he added in 2013.
Tánaiste Simon Harris said the US attack was an 'extraordinarily dangerous escalation' in an already 'volatile' situation in the Middle East. On Monday, he attended a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels, where the growing crisis was high on the agenda.
Mr Harris said those who had left Iran will now travel home. 'I want to extend our gratitude to our European friends and partners for their excellent support,' he said. The video is doing the rounds online just days after the now US president launched strikes on three Iran nuclear sites. Pic:'Throughout this crisis, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and our embassies have remained in regular contact with Irish citizens in the region.'
Tensions in the Middle East boiled over earlier this month when Israel launched strikes on Tehran, targeting the country's nuclear programme.
Israel and Iran have been exchanging strikes with one another since, rekindling fears of a full-scale conflict.
On Saturday the US joined in, sending planes and submarines to attack Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz, areas linked to Iran's nuclear programme.
On Monday, Iran retaliated with strikes on the Al Udeid US air base in Qatar.
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