Posted on 05/17/2026 8:34:54 PM PDT by chickenlips
President Donald Trump is back from China with a very clear message to the Iranian regime.
“For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” - President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/33gyF0c0O5
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 17, 2026 “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!”
Before Trump left for China, it was clear that his patience with the Iranian regime was wearing thin. So if they didn't get it before, they should listen now. It's time to fish or cut bait, and if they do not, they're going to have a very unfortunate 'find out" moment.
The Iranian regime still appears to be misbehaving, as they're believed to be behind a serious drone strike on a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
🚨 JUST IN: IRAN IS OFFICIALLY ON TRUMP FAFO TIME
TRUMP: "For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!"
47's patience is just about done.
He's back from China now, he could UNLEASH
🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/CWkO1mTb3b
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 17, 2026 The strike caused a fire in a generator on the outskirts of the facility, according to Fox News' Trey Yingst:
Officials say that a drone attack against a nuclear power plant caused a fire at a generator on the outskirts of the facility. This is a significant attack, and likely conducted by the Iranian regime.
President Trump said that the last response that he received from the regime on negotiating a deal was "unacceptable."
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They are stringing you out, Donald. Back to the stone age they go!
No more talking.
The behavior of the Iranian leaders does not make sense even if we accept they want to be martyrs.
There must be something else in play. Do Iranian leaders want President Trump to clobber their country so the population will rally against Big Devil America and forget their leaders are ruthless murderers?
Believed to be? Who else could it be?
Maybe an errant Russian drone that took a wrong turn at Albakurski?
Every day that they gain is a day closer to a nuclear device. My patience ended weeks ago.
It’s FO time.
In before someone blames Israel 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱
I blame Outer Space Aliens 🛸🛸🛸 👽👽👽
Oh and Bigfoot
It certainly couldn’t be the crazy
12th Imam Mahdi Faithful still in Iran
nor the Iranian IRGC up to mischief
They want to be martyrs, I say, “Oblige them!”
Trump's patience? He has the patience of Job. What about my patience?
Mine was running on fumes, and now even the fumes are gone.
Or it could be a bored tanker captain who has been trapped in the Persian Gulf since February.
+1
Iran is calling his bluff. I don’t like saying that, but it’s probably true. The pattern of the president making bloodcurdling threats and ultimatums, followed by comfortable Cricket noises has been established.
Those now pretending to lead Iran are religious fanatics, but they are, by warrior culture, capable of being a very patient brand of fanatics when waiting seems to be to their advantage. Similar to China.
Hitting a nuclear site is insanity as it is non strategic and has nothing to do with winning or losing a war in the Persian Gulf. What it really demonstrates is their is no command and control within the Iranian Revolutionary Guard which really is in control of Iran but without central control. The IRG is splintered and not controlled centrally. Individuals at lower levels are now choosing targets. Central control is gone. The supposedly civilian government is in reality gone. That is why we have never seen the successor. He is either dead or just in barely alive pieces. I think he is in reality dead.
Negotiating with dead people is really frustrating. Negotiating with fanatics is easy,. 7.62 works every time.
Iran is showing g pri-regime citizens how to handle an AK47 and handing them out.
Very true!
Trump needs to stop talking and start bombing.
No, Iran did not hit the nuclear site, but they did destroy a generator nearby.
Trump has no idea what to do next, so...
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