A Siouxland man is hoping President Trump will back off his threat to annihilate the Iranian nation, if a deal is not reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by this evening.
Eyad Najdawi on Tuesday told Siouxland Public Media News that Trump is walking a dangerous line that could have severe repercussions for the world.
“I am just hoping and praying that wisdom will prevail, because we need it, we need it bad,” he said.
He is a native of the nation of Jordan, and saw first hand past conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq War from 1980 to 1988 and the 1990 Gulf War.
Trump wrote on his social media platform on Monday. "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
Najdawi said Trump has no legal or moral authority for wide bombing in Iran.
Najdawi said if Trump carries out his threats, there will be many short-term and long-term impacts.
“Escalation quickly spirals, with lasting human and regional consequences. There is no doubt about it,” he said.
The president has been escalating his threats over the past weeks to obliterate Iranian bridges, power plants and water treatment facilities. Wide-scale destruction of infrastructure, without distinction between civilian and military objects, would be considered a war crime under international and U.S. law, legal experts tell NPR.
