Trump’s latest threat to ‘blow away’ Iran show how few options he really has

NewsWorldMiddle EastCommentTrump’s latest threat to ‘blow away’ Iran show how few options he really hasTrump’s apocalyptic threats combined with his access to nuclear weapons see him vying with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un for role of global disruptor, warns world affairs editor Sam KileyTuesday 05 May 2026 13:35 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970596","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-iran-threat-nuclear-war-russia-iran-b2970596.html","title":"Trump’s latest threat to ‘blow away’ Iran show how few options he really has"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseTrump tells Fox that Iran will be 'blown off the face of the earth' if military targets ships in StraitOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsl...