Trump Demands “Unconditional Surrender” from Iran
“We” Now Have Total Control Of Iran’s Skies
(ZH) President Trump has very quickly followed up with even more bellicose and alarming statements directly threatening Iran, repeatedly using ‘we’ – as if the United States military is already directly involved in the ratcheting war. He said in the latest:
We know exactly where the so-called “Supreme Leader” is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there – We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Are we witnessing the start of another regime change war in the Middle East – and with no Congressional input or authorization whatsoever?
Or is this all one big game of [nuclear] chicken, where the hope is that Iran will suddenly raise the white flag? Trump is now suggesting that Israel and the US could go all in until there’s nothing short of “unconditional surrender!“…
The escalatory and jingoistic rhetoric could also be because Washington is certainly not used to seeing Israeli cities get pummeled by Iranian hypersonic and ballistic missiles.
Meanwhile, when did Merz become the US State Dept?
GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ: THE UNITED STATES WILL DECIDE TODAY WHETHER OR
NOT TO JOIN THE IRAN CONFLICT… DECISION DEPENDS ON WHETHER IRAN
NEGOTIATES
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Update(1215): While Trump is of course known for verbally shooting from the hip, and is often loose or imprecise with his terms, this is certainly cause for alarm, amid speculation that the US is quickly deepening its involvement in the Israel-Iran war, and yet with no Congressional war authorization or debate.
TRUMP SAYS ‘WE‘ NOW HAVE ‘TOTAL CONTROL’ OF SKIES OVER IRAN
Is this confirmation of Pentagon direct involvement at this point? Or was this just loosely referring to Israel as an ally?
Whatever the case, this doesn’t bode well in terms of America’s possible future direct entry, as Trump has vowed to never allow Iran to have nuclear weapons.
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As tensions soar and Americans anxiously contemplate the possibility of yet another major US war in the Middle East, the Trump administration has been in contact with the Iranian government, discussing a possible meeting this week between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff, Axios reports, citing “four sources briefed on the issue.”
The outlet also says Trump officials reassured Middle East allies that the administration doesn’t plan to join the war unless Americans are targeted — a clear red line that incentivizes Israel to find a way to drag Iran across it, or to fabricate an incident altogether, much as Israel did in 1954’s famed “Lavon Affair” and perhaps its 1967 attack on the USS Liberty. An Arab diplomat in deep contact with Iran says the red line is already very much in mind in Tehran: “The Iranians are very careful so far not to do anything that can push the U.S. to get involved.”
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