Iran has not cooperated with the international Atomic Energy Agency for over a decade. It has admitted that the 2015 nuclear deal was based on its own lies, and shown that it obviously cannot be trusted in any so-called deal. Iran is now a depleted regime, given its reduced proxies Hizballah and Hamas (thanks to Israel); also, its ally, former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, is gone. The regime is desperate, and perhaps more dangerous than ever as a result. Add in the major explosion at Iran’s largest commercial port, Shahid Rajaee port, in Bandar Abbas. The disaster killed some 70 people and injured over a thousand. The timing couldn’t have been worse for the already afflicted regime.
On one side, Donald Trump talks about a nuke deal. On the other, Israel threatens action. “Israel Katz threatens to attack Iran as Donald Trump tries to cut a contested nuclear deal,” by Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, April 28, 2025:
With the tone of the news showing US President Donald Trump getting ever closer to a new nuclear deal with Iran, Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday re-issued a threat that Israel remained ready to attack Tehran’s nuclear program.
“The central mission is to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon,” Katz told the IDF high command. “Israel will not allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon, and we [are] prepared – of course, in a deep dialogue with the US.”…
…top Israeli officials have been telling The Jerusalem Post on an ongoing basis for weeks that there is significant concern that Trump will block Israel from acting so that he can cut a mediocre nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic….
Trump’s history, with crushing sanctions on Iran, and his recent words do not add up to “mediocre.” He said with reference to Netanyahu: “You asked if he’d drag me in, like I’d go in unwillingly. No, I may go in very willingly if we can’t get a deal.” Recall also that on March 19, Trump gave a two-month deadline to reach a deal with Iran, or else.
One can appreciate Israel’s tension and concerns, and its determination to stop Iran from going nuclear.
In the midst of Iran’s woes, how likely is it that the Shia Doomsday regime is going to surrender whatever parts it has managed to build up toward a fully ready nuclear warhead, in a deal with America? The regime already stands humiliated by Israel, which it references as the “Little Satan.” America is the “Great Satan.”
Iran’s agreement to engage in talks with Trump is likely another stalling tactic. The clock is running out as the May 19 deadline approaches.
Walter Sieruk says
First, it’s very and important necessary for the government officials of the State of Israel have a duty and to launch pre-emptive strike on the nuclear weapon manufacturing centers in Iran as well as other military and weapons places of the aggressive and hostile Islamic terror/murder regime of Iran.
For it is the duty and responsibility to ensure the safety security and lives of the people who are citizens of that nation of Israel from that belligerent Islamic tyranny of Iran
As the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe, wisely, had declared “The right to self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.”
Second, all that malicious loathing for the Jewish people and likewise the Jewish State of Israel by those dictators who have complete wicked power in Iran comes from their firm but unquestioning blind faith in the Qur ‘an.
To explain this in more detail, according to Qur ‘an n ,which is the entire foundation of Islam, the Jews are “apes and swine in human form.” Such vicious and malice -filled vicious murderous spite and hate of jihadist Muslims ,as those of Hamas ,Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad for the Jewish people is based upon the foundation of Islam’s “holy book” the Qu ‘ran.
The roots of this awful Muslim murderous hostility towards the Jewish people is the result of a firm but blind and unquestioning Muslim faith in the Qu ‘ran. Which instructs in violence and killing for the cause of Islam. As found in, for example, 4: 89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4.
In other words the Qu ‘ran inspires and causes such hideous violence. Furthermore, another role the Koran has in such deadly Islamic terror attacks in the Jewish nation of Israel is that the Koran contains many negative about the Jewish people.
The reason that the Qur ‘an reads as it does have much to do with the history of the founder and prophet of Islam, who is Muhammad. This is for a specific time period of his life Muhammad lived among many Jewish people and he liked them at first.
Later then they would not accept his claim of being of prophet, Muhammad then took is dislike to them that then turned into bitterness and even hate for them. So in the hate and bitterness he spoke many derogatory things about the as even referring to them as “apes and swine.” Such word of bitterness and hate, along with other thing he said, where written down on things and then later after his death those words were together and then eventually, in time went in the composition of the Qu ‘ran.
Therefore, that why the Koran reads and in does about the Jewish people, as in calling them descendants of “apes and swine.” As seen in the Qur ‘ran in 2:65; 7:166.; 5:60.
Furthermore, as a Christian I can keyboard that there is a chance the Muhammad actually might had been a prophet but the important thing to understand is that Muhammad was NOT a prophet send by God. Instead, Muhammad was a deceptive, lying false prophet send by Satan to lead many people astray and even and straight into hell. Jesus, in fact, had predicted and warned of the coming of such men as Muhammad. For Jesus taught “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” Matthew 7:15. In addition, the Bible further warns that “many false prophets have gone out into the world.” First John 4:1.
Walter Sieruk says
The authorities in power in the State of Israel do have every right to use military force to protect Israel and her citizens from that aggressive and spite-filled “mullah regime “ of Iran.
For that’s the reasonable thing for the governmental officials to do in order the ensure the safety, life’s and security of the citizens of that Jewish State.
That hostile and vicious Islamic regime of Iran is enriching uranium for nuclear weapons should be of no surprise to any informed person. It even supplies deadly weapons to those murderous jihad entities Hamas and Hezbollah.
Therefore it should be made known that if the founder of the current Islamic tyranny ,Ayatollah Khomeini would still be alive today ,he would spit on those Westerners who say that “Islam is a non-violent religion.”
For as Ayatollah Khomeini had clearly announced that “Those who know nothing about Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war….There are hundreds psalms and hadiths urging of Muslims to value war and to fight. …I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim.” [1] So if he was alive today who would spit on those Westerners who say that “Islam is a non-violent religion.” [1]
There are also many places in the Qu ‘ran that instruct in violence and killing for the cause of Islam.
As found in ,for example Surah 2:191. 4:89.. 5:33. 9:5, 111,112 ,123. 47:4.
[1] THE ISLAM IN ISLAMIC TERRORISM by Ibn Warraq page 339.
Daniel Triplett says
Personally, I think Netanyahu and Trump should’ve razed all Iranian nuke production infrastructure years ago, last time they were both concurrently in power, and I think these “talks”, and certainly any kind of “deal” with the Devil, are naive, foolish, and a waste of precious time.
Israel, although free to attack unilaterally alone at will, is nonetheless on the spot to wait for Trump’s support. The operation will be much safer and easier with a better chance of success, with the mutual support of both the Israeli and US militaries. And Iran will feel less courageous to retaliate against Israel and the US together, compared to Israel alone.
Furthermore, unless Israel is willing to attack Iran’s subterranean facilities using their own nuke weapons (and it’s unknown if they even have any nuke Earth Penetrating Weapons [EPWs] such as the USAF B61 Mod 11), they are dependent on the USAF B-2 to deploy the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), GBU-57A/B, conventional 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bomb.
Keys says
Yes.
Even if there is an “agreement”, it must be implemented. The implementation, whatever it would be, will mean more implementation delays, misunderstandings, obstructions and violation accusations by Iran – giving them even more time to hide things.
Keys says
Yes.
Even if there is an “agreement”, it must be implemented. The implementation, whatever it would be, will mean more implementation delays, misunderstandings, obstructions and violation accusations by Iran – giving them even more time to hide things.
James Lincoln says
Spot-on post, Daniel.
Daniel Triplett says
Thanks James. Let’s hope our man doesn’t take the Islamic bait.
I’ve read he’s quite solicitous of the opinions and insights of everyday regular guys around him, often asking Secret Service Agents, for example, what they think about a variety of policy positions. Bill Maher and Kid Rock have said the same. We should gift to him a large framed portrait of General Curtis LeMay to hang in the Oval Office, so he can ask himself daily, “What would Curtis do?”
Walter Sieruk says
This isa reminder that the foundation of that Islamic “Republic” of Iran is based on the “holy book” of Islam the Quu ‘an, as in 47;4. Some call this religious book, the Qur ‘an. All this leads to a very important question: “Is the Quran the Word of God or is it a fabrication of a man. Thus, is the Quran the truth or a fiction and a hoax ?”
The jihadists use many verses from the Qur ‘an as the main source of justification for their violence, mayhem and murders. As found in For example, 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. The answer is clearly given on pages 145 through 157 in THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey in which he wrote a section on the Qur ‘an with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Qur’ an differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses [Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]? The above is inconsistent and illogical.
Further, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Qur ‘an to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Quran is right.” Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Quran, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Quran.
Furthermore, the Muslims claim that “the Quran is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.”
In addition in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet and Eethi Caner has shown that the Qur ‘ an was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses. For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, Adbollah renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.’
Other writers reveal that later Muhammad and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.”
In conclusion, the Quran is not only a fiction, it’s also a hoax , therefore that Islamic regime of Iran is built on a foundation of sand.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Since Israel is currently prevented from doing anything like that by the US, which insists on “diplomacy” (the new bug that has bitten President Trump), they should avoid issuing statements on what they would do w/ Iran. Just in back-channels, put pressure on the US to lift that restriction, and then just go ahead and do it, even if proactively
Empty threats do nothing to enhance anyone’s security, except maybe Iran’s
Dov Jacobs says
The Liars in Tehran are playing for Time, Trumps Negotiations give them far to much of it.
POTUS should realise Peace is Impossible with Genocidal Iranian Fanatics, their entire Power Base and History Prove that they cannot change course.
The only way to to secure a Nuclear Free Region is to Topple the Ayatollahs Government, and totaly destroy their ability to Enrich Uranium and their Ballistic Missile Facility’s.
POTUS should take his Lead from Netanyahu’s Administration.
Fred says
Khomeini is the problem. He is the one pulling all the levers of war. The face of war has forever been changed. We don’t have to fight Iran we can just take him out as they have done with so many others. Solemani for example. So target him and while the snake is writhing around without a head then strike the nuclear sites. Hitting the nuclear sites while leaving him in power is a mistake we cannot afford to make.
dumbledoresarmy says
Trump needs to be sent copies of John Quincy Adams’ lapidary paragraphs on Islam.
Set them out as ‘bullet points’; call it a ‘background briefing’ from one of America’s greatest statesmen. Who understood Islam with grim realism, and much, much more deeply and clearly than any person in the State Department today…
Make sure to include Adams’ discussion of Mohammedan deceit, which includes concrete instances – in the course of the Russo-Turkish war, and in the course of the American campaigns vs the Barbary pirates in North Africa – of mohammedan refusal to honour agreements made with Infidels!!
Add a paragraph on the Treaty of Hudaybiyya, which is THE model for all subsequent mohammedan ‘truces’, ‘deals’, ‘treaties’, etc, with Infidels. Stress the ‘ten year’ aspect.
Warn Trump: you love to ‘deal’, but.. NO infidel – no free non-Muslim person, entity, company or nation should ever, ever, EVER cut a deal with a mohammedan entity. Because that ‘deal’ will prove to be a snare and a delusion, sooner or later, and usually sooner.
The only way you ‘deal’ with mohammedans is from a position of overwhelming superior strength! And you do not turn your back on them, nor ever let down your guard. and you must NOT show weakness of any kind …. Israel learnt, grimly, horribly, on 7th October 2023, what happens if you appear weak or divided, and if you turn your back/ let down your guard.
Daniel Triplett says
See reply below
OLD GUY says
I always enjoy watching Diplomat boys and girls in their high dollars suits and outfits living high and negotiating deals amongst themselves that they know won’t last. Private flights, over high end dinners and in expensive hotels won’t get the job done. It usually comes down to the working class people who serve in our military to get thing done, not these pretty diplomats.
Daniel Triplett says
Excellent idea.
If I’m not mistaken from your previous posts, you’re an Australian citizen, and since Australia is a strong American ally, POTUS would undoubtedly find value in your insights too. A great opportunity for ALL of us, including you, to get ideas in front of his eyes is to daily pepper his Truth Social account with ideas, interesting memes, Jihad Watch links, etc. Doesn’t mean he’ll act on it, of course, but at least he’ll see it and maybe think about it. If enough of us do it non-stop, perhaps this would make a difference.
We know POTUS personally reviews his Truth Social account daily. If you set your phone to get notifications of his posts, you can reply immediately, which puts your post on top, further increasing the probability he’ll see it.
Don’t forget his advisors too. Their accounts have less traffic, so the probability may be even greater that someone who has the President’s ear will see your thoughts and may convey them to him.
Most of these are on X, but the best place to reach POTUS, of course, is on his Truth Social.
@realDonaldTrump (he owns Truth Social)
@JDVance and/or @VP
@petehegseth and/or @SecDef
@MikeWaltz47
@CIADirector
@TulsiGabbard
@StephenM
@DODResponse
@elonmusk