Washington, May 18 -- US President Donald Trump, who is known to have made provocative statements since February 28 when he launched an attack on Iran, escalated rhetorical tensions with Iran on Monday by sharing a map of West Asia on Truth Social featuring an American flag overlay and red arrows directed toward Iran from multiple directions,a post that drew widespread attention hours after he issued a stark warning to Tehran.
Though no context was provided, the visual was widely read as a message of strategic pressure, with multiple red arrows converging on Iran, implying the encirclement of Tehran.
The provocative image followed a message Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday, in which he wrote: "For Iran, the clock is ticking, and the...