US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Wednesday, stating that he would reduce the country to a state of ancient times through military force. Shortly after, his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reinforced this stance with a cryptic message on X, simply stating “Back to the Stone Age.” This ominous phrase typically implies unleashing a carpet bombing campaign, leaving a nation’s modern infrastructure in ruins. However, Trump’s threat is not an isolated incident, but rather a continuation of a long-standing US tradition of issuing similar warnings during military interventions, often resulting in devastating consequences.
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