Trump says Iran is ‘dead’, vows to respond after renewed clashes

President Donald Trump has once again declared that Iran is “dead”, calling for the country’s leaders to be tried for what he described as “war crimes against humanity”.

Trump also promised on Monday to respond to the recent Iranian attack on a base hosting US troops in Jordan.

The US president’s outburst came as the US-Israel war on Iran entered its seventh month amid renewed clashes and no end in sight.

“Iran is officially a Failed Nation,” Trump wrote in a social media post. “IT IS DEAD! They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, they have no currency, they are not paying their soldiers or police, Inflation is at 300%, and their leadership is in total disarray and incapable of properly representing the country.”

Trump has been reiterating since the early days of the conflict that the Iranian governing system is collapsing. But the regime has remained standing without any major defections, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spearheading the war effort.

Fighting in the region restarted on Sunday after the US military struck Iran’s Larak Island , saying it targeted launchers preparing to fire rockets carrying naval mines at the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran was quick to retaliate, launching missiles at a base that hosts US troops in Jordan, demonstrating the ability and willingness to strike back when attacked.

Trump vowed on Monday to respond to the Iranian response, a move that risks prolonging the clashes.