'Don't Quack': Did Netanyahu's Aide Just Call Donald Trump A Duck?
Tired by the repeated threats and rhetoric of US President Donald Trump against Iran, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aide Zvika Fogel mocked him, suggesting that he should take some real actions instead of just issuing threats on social media.
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Jerusalem: Tired by the repeated threats and rhetoric of Donald Trump against Iran, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aide Zvika Fogel mocked the US President, suggesting that he should take some real actions instead of just issuing threats on social media.
In a post on X, Zvika Fogel wrote, “Donald, if you have to shoot, shoot. Don't quack.” He also used a duck emoji in his tweet.
Fogel is a member of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament.
Notably, Israel and US are allies, fighting war against Iran in the Middle East.
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Fogel's mockery of Trump comes after the latter launched a fresh rhetoric on Sunday and announced the ‘blockading’ of the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after peace talks failed in Islamabad. The US President claimed that the ‘blockading’ will be effective immediately and will be carried out by the United States Navy, which he called the “finest in the world”.
According to Trump, truce talks in Pakistan over the war between Iran and US-Israel “went well”, but negotiators could not agree on a crucial point- Iran's nuclear plan. Expressing his anger in all-caps, Trump wrote on social media, “IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS!”
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Trump further stated that the US Navy will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the strait, adding that any Iranian who fires at US, or at peaceful vessels, will be “BLOWN TO HELL!”
The President further warned, "The Blockade will begin shortly…Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully “LOCKED AND LOADED,” and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran!”
In another post on his Truth Social account, Trump said, “As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST! Every Law in the book is being violated by them.”
Earlier in the day, Trump told Fox News show Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo that he “could take out Iran in one day". He added, “I could have their entire energy everything, every one of their plants, their electric generating plants, which is a big deal."
Since the war began, Trump has issued several threats and deadlines to Iran. The last deadline issued by Trump warned Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to wipe out the entire Iranian civilisaiton. However, Trump agreed on a two-week ceasefire just as the deadline was approaching its end.