Posted on 04/10/2026 6:09:48 AM PDT by V_TWIN
The Iranian regime is once again proving why it cannot be trusted.
Despite a delicate ceasefire agreement, Iran is already backsliding, attempting to choke off the world’s oil supply and reportedly shaking down tankers for “tolls” in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Gateway Pundit reported on Wednesday that Fars News Agency, the official propaganda arm directly linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that tanker traffic is now “suspended” after Israel continued hammering Hezbollah.
PBS journalist Elizabeth Landers confirmed that President Trump told her directly: Israel’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon is NOT part of the ceasefire deal.
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I think the whole deal was just to get those people off the bridges.
And I hope they still aren’t there. If we did bomb those targets while surrounded by (what I fully believe to be forced groups of people) I couldn’t imagine how to get our military to actually squeeze the trigger.
If the white house is listening, Metal Storm out of Australia has the weapon that can do this.
> he will bomb them into “unconditional surrender” <
In WW2, Germany tried to break the will of Britain by bombing.
It didn’t work.
And the Allies tried to break the will of Germany by bombing.
That didn’t work, either. Only an invasion worked.
Will Iran be any different?
Time will tell.
Of course they lie - Lying is a foundational tactic of their so-called "religion". TAQIYYA Taqiyya (or taqiyyah) is an Islamic legal term referring to the practice of
In modern usage muslims rationalize lying about anything that gives them an advantage.
concealing one's faith or hiding one's religious identity to avoid severe danger,
persecution, or threat of death. It is primarily a mechanism for self-preservation
in extreme situations, not a general license to lie, with roots in Quran 16:106.
Consequently you can trust Islamists about as far as you can throw a 60 ton Abrams tank.
What is Oman saying about all of this?
Time to invoke the scoundrel McCain’s version of “Barbara Ann”.
Good points!
The only exception, bombing did cause Japan to surrender. So maybe it just has to cause enough destruction.
As you might know, there was resistance to surrendering in Japan even after the second atomic bomb was dropped. A military coup was even attempted to keep the war going.
I would think that Muslims would be in the same category of fanaticism as were the WW2 Japanese.
We won’t use an atomic bomb against Iran (obviously). So what alternatives are left? I’m skeptical about bombing alone doing the trick.
So it’s either a negotiated settlement or a revolution within Iran.
This two week cease fire counts us down to the 60 threshold of unilateral war powers.
They expire at about the same time, and Congress is unlikely to allow more.
“A worse scenario though, is a drawn-out civil war in Iran where the IRGC ultimately gains dominance.”
That’s pretty much what happened with the Shah.
From what I gather, the IRGC is composed of die hard, fanatic, true believers who look forward to martyrdom and the 72 virgins.
You pretty much have to annihilate them to win.
Keep in mind that the regime is fractured. There is the political gov’mt in Tehran and the dozens of IRGC commands across the country. Each can launch missiles without gov’mt approval.
Not quite whackaMole since those regional IRGC commanders can be killed.
Ok then show us the agreement so we can confirm it.
I gotta say this: while I 100% support this action against the Iran regime to stop their heinous crimes since taking over that country, I need to understand how we don’t already have total control over traffic through the Strait. How is it that this priority wasn’t dealt with by our military as one of the top priorities after taking out their offensive capabilities and ruining future military production?
About 3 weeks ago, Trump offered the United States to be the de facto insurance guarantor to the world for passage through this area... yet not only are we still allowing Iran to dictate passage rights, but some 3,300 vessels are sitting at anchor — paralyzed with fear because those terrorists are still in charge of this critical band of water.
This needs to be dealt with now — we need to possess the Strait of Hormuz.
Good point. And that gives Trump another out: “I wanted to bring this war to a successful conclusion, but Congress wouldn’t let me.”
Of course it also gives Iran another out: Delay and delay until Congress shuts everything down.
Anyway #1, I wonder how that Congressional vote would go. If only a few GOP members defect, the game is over.
Anyway #2, Trump could call the War Powers Act unconstitutional, and keep the war going. Then what? Impeachment?
It’s not just insurance but the lead time of new ship construction and damaged ship repair. Ship owners see long construction lead times and as a result are staying put.
Oh yes it is. The ink was no sooner dry on Trump's 10 point plan when the Iranians came up with their own 10 point plan. And of course Israel not bombing Hezbollah was part of their plan.
Sure, Liz, anything you say.
“Pretending to be upset with your negotiating opponents is one of the clearly defined and most brilliant of all tactics outlined in the book.”
He doesn’t have the will to call a spade a spade.
Politically, he needs the cease fire to endure. Whereas any rational person can see Iran is not in compliance and will never be in compliance.
Point 2 is the issue
There is an internal power struggle going on, set in play by Epic Fury and continuing goaded on by Trump’s public often crude comments. Which lead to reactions from these factions ….that are in the process of identifying who are their team leaders, who is playing for which team, and what instruments of power each team wields.
This is the process of Iran sweeping up the broken china and seeing which pieces can be salvaged and mended into a new government. One analyst has even noted that the hardliners are tracking down any political figures trying to act in a rational ( to Western diplomacy) role through negotiations. And why belligerent rhetoric coming out of the hardline factions in Iran is being portrayed as official Iranian policy…to be sympathetically posted by Western MEdia to try to damage Trump and the US. By democrats, neo-con bubble wand wavers like Lindsey Graham, and squish-Republicans who are afraid that staying the Trump carrot-and-stick harsh rhetoric course of diplomacy..means another 20 year briar patch,
This I think is why returning now to mass infrastructure bombing does not facilitate “ regime change” which…while Trump claims is not his strategic objective…cannot NOT be an objective in order to achieve what Trump claims are his onjectives…no nucs ever, and no claiming coercive control over a natural waterway that serves regional states and global trade.
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