Trump calls NATO a 'paper tiger' in White House Q&A

Following his formal address regarding the Iran rescue, President Trump stayed for an extended and contentious Q&A session Monday afternoon. In a tense exchange with a reporter, he doubled down on his warning that the U.S. would set the Iranian economy back "to the stone ages" to ensure global energy flow. He explicitly stated that if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by the deadline, U.S. strikes will pivot from military targets to "dual-use" infrastructure—naming power plants and bridges.