‘Great danger of escalation’: Analyst on Trump’s expletive-laden ultimatum to Iran

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United States President Donald Trump on Sunday (Apr 5) threatened to unleash "hell" on Iran if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz in the next 48 hours, issuing an expletive-laden ultimatum to Tehran on social media. However, he then expressed hope of reaching a deal in his interviews to US media. The mixed messaging followed the extraction of a US airman from Iran. Peter Layton, visiting fellow at Griffith University's Griffith Asia Institute, tells CNA’s Asia First there will be “strong

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