President Donald Trump’s decades-old comments on Iran resurfaced Tuesday in a 1980 interview clip in which he argued America needed to project strength during the hostage crisis.

Trump’s Consistent Stance on Iran

When asked during the interview whether the U.S. should send troops into Iran during the hostage crisis, the real estate mogul didn’t hesitate. Trump shared the clip on Truth Social on Tuesday.

‘I absolutely feel that, yes,’ Trump responded. ‘I don’t think there’s any question.’ The clip has been circulating on social media amid escalating tensions with Iran after the U.S. resumed strikes after the collapse of a ceasefire agreement.

Trump was discussing the Iran hostage crisis, during which Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. ‘The Iranian situation is case in point that they hold our hostages is just absolutely and totally ridiculous that this country sits back and allows a country such as Iran to hold our hostages, to my way of thinking is a horror,’ he added.

After lengthy negotiations over a memorandum of understanding with Iran collapsed, the U.S. resumed military operations against Iranian targets. CENTCOM said U.S. forces would resume blocking maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports Tuesday afternoon.

‘Long before he was elected, President Trump has been remarkably consistent in his belief that Iran — a nation that chants ‘Death to America’ — can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon,’ White House spokesperson Olivia Wales told Fox News Digital.

Trump said Monday that Tehran’s military capabilities have been badly weakened and warned of continued ‘major attacks.’ ‘If we didn’t do it, they would have had a nuclear weapon. If they had a nuclear weapon, Israel would no longer be with us. The Middle East probably would no longer be with us,’ Trump said.

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