唐纳德·特朗普总统为周六晚上导致伊朗军方将领卡西姆·索莱曼尼死亡的空袭进行辩护，他在推特上说，美国“在世界上消灭了刚刚杀死一名美国人并重伤许多人的恐怖主义领导人”
特朗普还表示，如果伊朗进行报复，他和他的政府已经确定了52个伊朗地点作为军事打击的目标，“我们将比以往任何时候都更加猛烈地打击他们。”
上周六，特朗普在推特上写道:“伊朗非常大胆地谈论将某些美国资产作为报复，我们要把刚刚杀死一名美国人、重伤许多其他人的恐怖主义领导人从世界上除掉，更不用说他一生中杀死的所有人，包括最近....
"....数百名伊朗抗议者。他已经袭击了我们的大使馆，并准备在其他地方发动更多袭击。多年来，伊朗一直是个问题。让这成为一个警告，如果伊朗袭击任何美国人，或美国资产，我们有.....
"....目标是52个伊朗地点(代表多年前被伊朗劫持的52名美国人质)，其中一些在很高的水平上&对伊朗很重要&伊朗文化，这些目标和伊朗本身，将会受到非常迅速和非常猛烈的打击。美国不想再受到威胁了！”
在另一条推文中总统他说:“他们袭击了我们，我们还击了。如果他们再次进攻，我强烈建议他们不要这样做，我们将比他们以前受到的打击更大。”
唐纳德·特朗普总统于2020年1月3日在佛罗里达州迈阿密国王耶稣国际部举行“特朗普福音派”活动后退场。集会是在《今日基督教》12月发表社论呼吁特朗普总统下台后宣布的。
特朗普补充说，美国最近在军事装备上花费了2万亿美元，这是最后的威胁。
他说:“美国刚刚在军事装备上花费了两万亿美元。我们是世界上最大也是最棒的！如果伊朗袭击美国基地，或者任何美国人，我们将会向他们发送一些全新的漂亮设备...毫不犹豫地！”
此前，伊朗最高领导人阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊发誓要对索莱马尼的死进行“严厉的报复”。
然而，特朗普声称美国正瞄准对伊朗文化重要的地点，这令人侧目。副总统乔·拜登的前国家安全顾问科林·卡尔在推特上写道:“不管怎样，我很难相信五角大楼会给特朗普提供包括伊朗文化遗址在内的目标选择。”
“特朗普可能不在乎战争法，但国防部的规划者和律师在乎...以文化遗址为目标是战争罪，”卡尔说。
拜登也附和道，称特朗普的推特“不理智”。
TRUMP SAYS U.S. RID WORLD OF 'TERRORIST LEADER' SOLEIMANI, THREATENS TO HIT IRAN 'HARDER' IF ATTACKED
President Donald Trump defended an airstrike that killed Iranian military general Qassem Soleimani Saturday night, tweeting that the U.S. rid "the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others."
Trump also said that if Iran were to retaliate, he and his government have identified 52 Iranian sites to target in a military strike and "we will hit them harder than they have ever been hit before."
On Saturday, Trump tweeted: "Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently....
"....hundreds of Iranian protesters. He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years. Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have.....
"....targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!"
In a further tweet, the president said: "They attacked us, & we hit back. If they attack again, which I would strongly advise them not to do, we will hit them harder than they have ever been hit before!"
President Donald Trump exits after holding an 'Evangelicals for Trump' campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on January 03, 2020 in Miami, Florida. The rally was announced after a December editorial published in Christianity Today called for the President Trump's removal from office.
Trump added that the U.S. has recently spent $2 trillion on military equipment in a final threat.
He said: "The United States just spent Two Trillion Dollars on Military Equipment. We are the biggest and by far the BEST in the World! If Iran attacks an American Base, or any American, we will be sending some of that brand new beautiful equipment their way...and without hesitation!"
The tweets come after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "harsh revenge" for the death of Soleimani.
Trump's claim that the U.S. is targeting sites of importance to Iranian culture raised eyebrows, however. Colin Kahl, former national security advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, tweeted: "For what it's worth, I find it hard to believe the Pentagon would provide Trump targeting options that include Iranian cultural sites."
"Trump may not care about the laws of war, but DoD planners and lawyers do...and targeting cultural sites is war crime," said Kahl.
Biden also chimed in, calling Trump "irrational" for his tweets.
