Speaking beside Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Florida, Trump said if Iran was working to build up again “we’ll knock the hell out of them. After Netanyahu suggested that Iran may be attempting to rebuild its nuclear programme, the country’s foreign minister called for renewed talks with the US. January 6th: ‘Make Iran Great Again’Days after Trump launched strikes on Venezuela and captured the country’s president Nicolás Maduro, Trump was pictured posing with a “Make Iran Great Again” hat. With protests in Iran spreading and reports of dozens dead, Trump again said that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters” the US would “come to their rescue”. The speaker of Iran’s parliament warned that Israeli and US interests in the Middle East would be “legitimate targets” if Washington attacked Iran.

Source: The Irish Times January 29, 2026 11:49 UTC