Posted on 04/30/2026 2:19:40 PM PDT by Libloather
Iran’s severely injured supreme leader remained defiant Thursday as he vowed to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities — warning that America’s only place in the Gulf was “at the bottom of its waters.”
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to be seen since becoming the supreme leader following his father’s death, issued another statement via state media rejecting President Trump’s peace terms and the American naval blockade on Iran’s ports.
“Ninety million proud and honorable Iranians inside and outside the country regard all of Iran’s identity-based, spiritual, human, scientific, industrial and technological capacities — from nanotechnology and biotechnology to nuclear and missile capabilities — as national assets, and will protect them just as they protect the country’s waters, land and airspace,” Khamenei’s message read.
“Foreigners who come from thousands of kilometers away to act with greed and malice there have no place in it — except at the bottom of its waters,” he added, slamming America as the “Great Satan.”
Trump has made it clear that one of his top goals of the war is to deny Iran the ability to develop nuclear weapons, with nearly 1,000 pounds of enriched uranium still located inside the country.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier this week that under no circumstances could Iran be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons or else the entire Middle East and American allies would be in danger.
“They seek to dominate the region. And imagine that with a nuclear weapon,” Rubio told Fox News.
Iran has denied allegations that it is using its uranium to develop weapons, claiming it’s only meant for a civilian nuclear program.
Along with rejecting America’s demands, Khamenei signaled that Iran would keep the Strait of Hormuz shut, warning that a “new chapter” was coming for the Persian Gulf.
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Much to the delight of Dims and woke right followers of Tucker and Megyn.
And now…
Military Summary Channel. Facts on the ground.
Spoiler alert. We now have the Straight of Trump. Enjoy.
Why did we just waste the last 4-6 weeks by trying to deal with these sh!t stains. Sorry. Love PDJT, but this isn’t some deal between 2 businesses. These ftards will go down to the last man.
Wanting to spare the populace more bombing is noble but misguided I believe.
Hurt them hard, then hurt them more.
Take their oil, and flush them out and kill them.
Arm people who want to be free over there, and let them clean up the mess!
NO NUKES ever
Bombs. We need to drop more bombs!
“The only reason Iran wants a nuclear bomb is for nuclear coercion. With it, they are a regional or increasingly likely interhemispheric threat that can blackmail the world”
Right! The whole point of having nukes is for IRGC to threaten, not detonate them. If they had nukes they would use them the way they use Hormuz. Muzz are the useless eaters and parasites of the world. This is why they like using the Hormuz chokepoint and Houthis use chokepoint, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea.
“We’re going to need some fine tooth bombing, taking out Qom and issuing a fatwa against radioactive elements and compounds.”
Qom is where the Jamkaran mosque is. The number one place for Mahdism and for devotion to the Hidden Imam. And his Twelver apocalypse.
********************************Bottom line:
Jamkaran is #1 for direct, emotional, Mahdi-centric devotions largely because of Iran’s stronger cultural-political emphasis on awaiting the Imam’s return. Samarra holds deeper historical and theological weight for the 12th Imam’s life and occultation, but it doesn’t match Jamkaran’s current volume or specialized rituals for “talking to” or honoring the Hidden Imam in the same personalized way.
Why is it that you both do not believe official US reports? Do you know something the US does not know? Do you have a direct connection to the IRGC?
What you post are articles with “sources”.
Why do you believe them? No names of any US officials.
For example (from your post);
“While exact figures vary across assessments, U.S. intelligence sources indicate that Iran still holds roughly half [ 50% ] of its original missile arsenal, contradicting earlier claims by U.S. officials that the arsenal had been “depleted and decimated.””
Why do you believe that is real? No names or offices. No verifiable information.
I believe what the President and Sec of War say.
That
WSJ is the official press agency for every war pig on planet earth and has never missed a chance to pimp a conflict that they believe should last a decade.
Sorry I could not spend the time looking for the original sources - I go through so many dozens pages a day that specific ones are hard to go back to. But yes they are real numbers Sorry you must quibble rather that doing your own searches, unless you are trolling of course.
I don’t need to. I know BS when I read it.
I belive real people. Trump says they have nothing so that is that.
You believe keyboard morons with an agenda over the CIC and the SoW.
Your problem. Not mine.
Iran has nothing. The last missle they fired was an old cluster bomb that hit nothing. If they had any they’d use them.
Or are you gullible enough to believe Iran is respecting the ceasefire? HA
stumpy ping
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