HIGH
Hormuz 2 April 2026 #1
Intl Crisis Group8 hours ago
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/100
HIGHThreat Assessment
Trump announces imminent major escalation of military operations against Iran over next 2-3 weeks, claims Iranian nuclear facilities under surveillance with threat of renewed strikes. Simultaneously pressures allies to militarily secure Strait of Hormuz. This represents significant escalation signal and explicit threat of renewed WMD-related military action.
Summary
Hormuz 2 April 2026 #1
lalasor
Thu, 04/02/2026 - 20:07
Strait of Hormuz
Thu, 04/02/2026 - 12:00
2 April 2026
Trump asserted that “we are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives [in Operation Epic Fury]… very shortly. We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks”. “We are going to bring them back to the stone ages where they belong”, he added. “In the meantime, discussions are ongoing”. Trump also called on countries impacted by reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to “go to the strait and just take it. Protect it. Use it for yourselves. Iran has been essentially decimated. The hard part is done”. He went on to assert that at the nuclear facilities struck by the U.S. in June 2025, “it would take months to get near the nuclear dust. And we have it under intense satellite surveillance and control. If we see them make a move, even a move for it, will hit them with missiles very hard again”.
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Identified Entities
Countries & Regions
United StatesIranIsrael
Weapons & Military
missilesnuclear facilities
Threat Indicators
military action
nuclear threat
cyber warfare
terrorism
Key Phrases
"Explicit timeline for major military escalation (2-3 weeks)""Threat of renewed strikes on nuclear facilities""Pressure on allies for military action in Hormuz""Suggests Operation Epic Fury intensification"