Former U.S.Amb.
to the United Nations Nikki Haley said President Donald Trump must take a tougher stance on Russia and China to further weaken Iran, suggesting he threaten them with "force."Her remarks on "The Story" come as Trump vows to hit Iran "hard" again after U.S.forces launched strikes against the nation for shooting down a U.S.
helicopter."I think Trump was right to absolutely say, 'We're going to hit them,' especially after they've gone after us.But let's take it a step further and go after China and Russia," the former South Carolina governor said Wednesday.Haley said Russia and China have provided military assets – like drones and satellite imagery – to Iran and argued that Trump should threaten the world superpowers with "force" if such support continues.PETRAEUS CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA OVER ALLEGED INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO IRANNikki Haley said Wednesday that Trump must intensify pressure on Iran's allies to further weaken the regime.
(Left (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images), Right (Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images))"When we go after China and Russia, and hold them accountable, and tell them to stop, that's when we'll start to really see Iran get weakened," she added.Haley said the pressure the U.S.is putting on Iran must extend beyond Tehran to the regime’s allies, including Russia and China, which she accused of aiding Iran’s war effort."[Trump] needs to pick up the phone and call Xi, and he needs a pickup a phone and call Putin and say, 'Stop it'," she said.TRUMP DELAYS XI MEETING AS IRAN CONFLICT LETS US STRONG-ARM CHINA’S OIL SUPPLY"He needs to let them know that they will be held accountable, and he will put force on them if they continue to help Iran in this war.
And they need to know he's serious, and he has to be prepared to follow through with it," she continued.Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have grown closer amid the war in Iran.(Sergei Guneev/Reuters)Trump had a positive visit w...