Posted on 04/19/2026 8:33:13 AM PDT by Signalman
President Donald Trump once again threatened to strike core Iranian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges, in a lengthy Truth Social post on Sunday morning. The post comes after the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) reneged on a previous agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz and fired on multiple civilian vessels over the weekend.
“Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement! Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom. That wasn’t nice, was it?” the president wrote.
Trump once again stated that the U.S. has no interest in the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil exports traveled through prior to the outbreak of the conflict. “In fact, many Ships are headed, right now, to the U.S., Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to load up, compliments of the IRGC, always wanting to be ‘the tough guy!'” he continued.
The president then vowed to resume the conflict if a deal is not reached in the near future. “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” Trump continued.
“NO MORE MR. NICE GUY! They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years. IT’S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END!”
Trump also stated Sunday that the two sides will once again be meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan for another round of talks on a peace deal. In a statement to the New York Post, Trump stated that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will be traveling to Pakistan on Monday.
Vice President Vance, who traveled to Pakistan alongside Kushner and Witkoff last weekend, will not be in attendance for the upcoming talks.
The latest developments come after Iran fired on multiple civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz after previously stating that the vital waterway would be open just a day earlier. Regime officials stated that the IRGC was in “full control” of the strait and added that it will remain close so long as a wider U.S. blockade is in effect.
In response, Trump convened a meeting in the White House situation room on Saturday and suggested that further military action is on the table once the current ceasefire expires.
There has to be some central document / documents that list who is in the IRGC. These people also have neighbors who know they are IRGC.
IMHO we and the Israelis should make every effort to find out who is in the IRGC, threaten to publish the names widely among the resistance and the general populace, then do it if they don’t surrender. Then use this information to find them and eliminate them if they continue to threaten.
They have used the resources of the people to build their tunnels and infrastructure to protect themselves and their weapons. They cannot be allowed to continue existing as an entity in Iran. To let them is just another way of kicking the can down the road. They have committed grievous crimes against their own people and the world. Letting them escape justice is like letting the Nazi’s continue to hold power after the world discovered the Holocaust.
Great post, but he’s long past building a coalition to win elections. Now he’s only got to make sure Mark Levin’s fan club is happy.
RE: Now he’s only got to make sure Mark Levin’s fan club is happy.
So, you’d rather keep Levin unhappy and let Iran complete its nukes and ICBMs I gather.
How many more tens of thousands need to be murdered by the mullahs before you will support Trump stopping it? Is there a critical mass of slaughtered innocents, or no?
Problem with the 60 day threshold, China will be out of oil as of June 1.
Wow, I wish you were President since you know everything about getting your message out. Oh, how FR wishes he were more like Bush.
Yes the more time they have to rearm the greater the risks finish the problem NOW.
Things are not quite going according to plan..
Mr. President, Sir, (he likes to be called Sir) please put down the keyboard, and open the bombay doors. Enough of this shit.
US B-52 Stratofortress bombers left the airspace of the United Kingdom about an hour ago. Flight time suggests they’d be within firing range of Iranian airspace by 8pm Eastern tonight. Don’t know if this is just movement to the Midda ast, if this is flexing by Trump, or if this is the real thing yet.
3:16 PM · Apr 19, 2026
Thought the ‘ceasefire’ ended Tue evening ?
The Israelis I feel certain know exactly who and where the command and control structure of the various Iranian forces are located. If they can pull off the Hezzbollah beeper operation they can pinpoint where the enemy are located. One reason there has been a lull is the need to replenish and relocate men and material.
They can however be sent into their afterlife.
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