Trump says Iran would be hit with 'no hesitation' if it threatens allies, U.S. ships

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would “not hesitate” to launch new military strikes against Iran if Tehran terrorizes U.S. allies or ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

“No, no hesitation,” Trump told Salem News Channel when asked whether he would use military force again if U.S. allies were threatened, including vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

“We’re doing very well with it right now,” he said of the Iran conflict. “Nobody has been killed in the last five months,” he added.

“We control the Gulf in terms of the Hormuz Strait. We totally control it,” Trump said.

“If I saw things going the other way, I would do that,” Trump said of renewing strikes, before adding, “I would do that right now.”

“The regime is collapsing. They always make these harsh statements about ’we are doing well. We will fight back.’”

“They are not doing well,” Trump said. “They have 310 percent inflation. Their economy is gone. They are not paying their soldiers.”

“They always talk with great bravado,” Trump added.

“If something doesn’t work out, I would not hesitate,” he said of potentially resuming military strikes.

Trump warned that Iran would “not exist very long” if the regime assassinated a senior U.S. official, amid reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was relocated to a military base following threats against his life linked to Tehran.

“If the Iranians kill a senior American official, what will happen to them?” Hugh Hewitt asked Trump during the interview Thursday on Salem News.

“They will not exist very long any longer,” Trump replied.

Bessent was moved from his Washington, D.C., home to a military base because of threats against his life linked to Iran.

“Threats against Sec. Bessent reached more than an advanced stage, which is why he and his family made the move,” an official had told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.

A Treasury Department spokesperson also said Bessent will “not be deterred by the Iranian regime’s threats,” according to Fox News.