US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on Saturday, declaring that Iran faced severe consequences of “complete destruction and certain death.” Amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, Trump indicated a significant escalation in military actions and heightened the stakes in the conflict between Tehran and the US-led alliance.

Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump announced that the United States and its allies were gearing up to broaden their operations against Iran. He emphasized that the consideration of “complete destruction and certain death” for previously untouched areas and groups in Iran was in response to what he referred to as Tehran’s “bad behavior.”

In his online statement, President Trump claimed that Iran had conceded to its Middle Eastern neighbors and pledged to cease hostilities due to the relentless attacks by the US and Israeli forces. He asserted that Iran’s defeat marked a historic moment as, for the first time in thousands of years, the country had succumbed to neighboring Middle Eastern nations.

Trump further stated that Iran had acknowledged the US’s role in its transformation and expressed gratitude, to which he responded with a declaration of Iran’s new status as the “loser” rather than the “bully” of the Middle East. He predicted a prolonged period of decline for Iran unless it surrendered or faced a complete collapse.

The President concluded his message by reiterating the imminent harsh actions against Iran, emphasizing that areas and groups not previously targeted would now face the possibility of “complete destruction and certain death” due to Iran’s perceived provocations.

The warning from Trump comes as he is scheduled to convene with Latin American leaders at his golf club near Miami, demonstrating the administration’s renewed focus on US foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere. The gathering, named the “Shield of the Americas” summit by the White House, follows a recent US military operation to apprehend the former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for alleged drug conspiracy charges.