Trump decided he’d wave a mushroom at Iran. Iran decided it would hollaback. Tit for Taunt.
(CNN)
President Donald Trump threatened Iran Tuesday, warning the country's leaders they will be held responsible for any death or destruction after protestors attacked the US embassy in Baghdad.
"Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities," Trump tweeted from Florida. "They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat."
And later Tuesday, while speaking with reporters as he entered a New Year's Eve gala at Mar-a-Lago, the President said he doesn't want war but that if it comes to conflict, Iran wouldn't last long.
"I don't think that would be a good idea for Iran," Trump said, adding later that a potential conflict "would go very quickly."
That dog-wagging October surprise continues to simmer.