He said this before the “ceasefire,” but he had every reason to believe it was true even then, and even amid Trump’s apocalyptic threats. If by “soon” he meant November 2026 or January 20, 2029, he may well have been right. The U.S. wages war in terms of election cycles. Islamic jihadis wage war on Allah’s time, with a patience and persistence unknown in the West.
“Iranian Armed Forces Spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi: America Is A ‘Paper Tiger’ That Will Soon Surrender; We Will Squeeze The Enemy’s Throat Until It Chokes To Death; Trump Has Disgraced The American Military, Making Them Lose Their Fighting Spirit,” MEMRI, April 3, 2026:
Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman of Iran’s Armed Forces, said in an April 3, 2026 appearance on IRINN TV (Iran) that America has been revealed to be a hollow drum and a paper tiger, and that they will soon surrender. He said that America has never been humiliated as it has been by Trump, disgracing the American military and making them lose their fighting spirit. He said: “We will squeeze the throat of the enemy with the iron fist of our people and our armed forces, until it chokes to death.”
Abolfazl Shekarchi: “I have to say that the harshest American threat – which is the option on the table – has revealed America to be a hollow drum and a paper tiger.
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“With the formation of the force facing America, they will soon surrender.
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“Throughout history, America has never been humiliated as much as it has been by Trump. He has disgraced the American military, making them lose their fighting spirit.
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“In recent days, they had hundreds of casualties – either killed or injured.
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“We will squeeze the throat of the enemy with the iron fist of our people and our armed forces, until it chokes to death.”
Interviewer: “Inshallah.”
Rick Gordon says
The crazy Iranian speaks the way the Sharia jihadists have been taught. For 47 years American leaders have ignored Iranian regime actions. Why should they worry now?
Isabella Hale says
“Hollow drum”.. I wonder if the IRANIAN MOUTHPIECES have ANY CLUE as how absurd they sound to Americans.. with their 8th century stilted messaging from the crevices and surrounded by piles of rubble and putting their women and children out to surround the power plants. What part of NO do they not understand.. I wonder if perhaps that word does not exist in Farsi. Trump does NOT want to kill their civilization. Maybe the Mullah’s never read the Sun Tsu or the Art of War and they just think if they keep quoting the Qu’ran to us.. we will understand.
NO, They do not get to control the Strait of Humus, no they do not get to continue making Nukes.. and the rest of the absurdities.(10 point list) . “anonymous” IRGC whomever is left that didn’t get blown up sent to TRUMP. APPARENTLY THEY NEED ANOTHER ROUND OF BOMBING.. as far as I am concerned.
PRCS USN (ret) says
Several items of interest re: that human shield.
The smart ass me notes Soleiman’s darling Los Angeles neice’s will soon be covered head to toe like their Iranian ‘sisters’
rick says
The Iranian mixes up the US military and Trump with the Democrat Party. The latter is a “paper tiger” and proud of it. But try to make them change their mind about Transgenders, added Taxes on Americans or instituting DEI policies and the Democrats come to life and you wouldn’t like to tangle with them.
However in taking on those fundamental jihadist which Democrats have a little place in their heart for them, you can be assured you have nothing to worry about.
Republicans and Trump however are not paper tigers and if you look at how much military hardware you have left, you will agree with that.
But thanks for your non cooperation on the ceasefire by threatening shipping through the Strait and bombing your Sunni Arab Gulf enemies which should convince Trump to continue his war with you and hopefully take out your Islands from which you want to control the Hormuz Strait and you electrical and oil infrastructure which he will now attack and destroy. Then you can say from a devastated Iran how much of a paper tiger Trump is.
But the Democrats will shed a tear or two for you if that makes a difference.
Walter Sieruk says
I had voted for Donald Trump in all three Presidential elections , so this essay isn’t that easy to keyboard and post and post. Nevertheless, it seen necessary to do so, despite any misgiving I have.
President Trump has terribly let the Iranian people down. After he promised to aid them in overthrowing that brutal cruel and murderous oppress tyrannical Islamic regime of Iran , ,and then establish a genuine ,legitimate government which ensure and respects the natural basic human right of it citizens. Therefore, this US President should now have two new nicknames which would fittingly treacherous. Trump. or promise breaking. liar Trump.
For a “ceasefire” with that hostile tyranny of Iran may lead to a “negotiated peace agreement” which would be both bogus and folly. As President Roosevelt, had so very wisely declared, “No compromise can end that conflict. There never has been—there never can be—successful compromise between good and evil. Only total victory can reward the champions of tolerance, and decency, and freedom, and faith.”
As for former of those two nicknames, Trump is treacherous to America, for the one of that regime’s major themes is “Death to the USA” and it calls America “The Great Satan.” Likewise, his also treacherous to the State of Israel because that combative themes is “Death to Israel “and it call Israel “the little Satan.” The tragic and sad this of all is that this President is treacherous to the people of Iran by abandoning them to that oppressive vicious death inflecting “mullah tyranny” of Iran.
Therefore, many of the Iranian people are now swearing loyalty to that tyranny that is officially called “The Islamic Republic of Iran.” For it’s the human survival instinct since that agreed to hoax of a “ceasefire.” which even lead to a “peace agreement” with that Islamic tyranny is an affront and a disaster. The reason why this is so is because it would mean that that regime of Iran would continue to be a danger to American, to Israel and a further brutal cruel death inflecting tyrannical upon the people of Iran.
If all that isn’t terrible enough, the continued existence of that “mullah regime” of Iran will mean the those responsible for the unjust imprisonment and torture of the prisoner an the meaning and mass murder of so many Iranian patriots who only after a legitimate government that ensure the basic human rights of Its citizens. would escape with complete impunity for all the horrendous atrocities they viciously committed against the Iranian people..
Walter Sieruk says
It’s no wonder, at all that the Iranian people feel that they have been betrayed by President Trump. First he promised that he would aid them in overthrowing that tyrannical regime that oppressive and harms them in many ways them so severely, since in would not stop committing mass murder of the Iranian protesters who were only demanding their basic natural human rights.
Then Trump does turns around and is very willing to have “talks” with the representatives of that same tyranny has murdered many Iranian protesters, that he would let those murdering despots remain in power in their same regime if they agree make changes in their agenda.
This certainly has a foil smell of treachery by Donald Trump towards the people of Iran.
OLD GUY says
A treaty with Iran won’t be worth the paper it’s written on if there is not a major change in the leadership and the hate of Israel and non-islamic people.
tgusa says
“U.S. is ‘paper tiger”
We are when democrats (and feckless non-democrats) are in charge. But President Trump is not a democrat and he is far from feckless. Far worse than a paper tiger, democrats and the feckless, have all the fortitude of wet toilet paper.