New in PJ Media:
On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump gave the surviving rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran another ultimatum: “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”’
And so what will the rulers of the Islamic Republic do now? A great deal is riding on whether the rulers of Iran, whoever exactly they may be in the continued absence of the putative new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, decide to acquiesce to a deal with Trump. An agreement, any kind of agreement, between the mullahs and/or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the United States will not only end the present conflict. It will also ensure, at least for the immediate future, that the Islamic Republic will survive.
As much as its own people detest it, and as inhuman as it is toward them, the Islamic regime in Tehran has all the guns. The Iranian people, on the other hand, have neither weapons nor a leader, for anyone within Iran who dares to stand publicly against the regime is taking a tremendous risk, and anyone who looks as if he could emerge as the leader of a resistance movement is swiftly imprisoned and often killed.
Then there is the question of whether there is any real possibility that the Islamic Republic’s top dogs would honor the terms of an agreement with the United States even for a brief period. As The Complete Infidel’s Guide to Iran explains, the Islamic concept of taqiyya, lying to deceive one’s enemies, is a particularly Shi’ite concept, and the Islamic Republic of Iran is a Shi’ite nation, although a startling 2020 survey showed that a majority of Iranians are so disgusted with Islam itself after 47 years of the Islamic Republic that they don’t consider themselves Muslim anymore.
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࿗Infidel࿘ says
He keeps moving the “deadlines”. Hard to take him seriously when he does that
At least the Israelis have a well defined mission here: regime change. I’m no longer getting what the US mission is
Only thing I’m wondering: what exactly is the Pahlavi team waiting for before it signals to Iranians to pick up where they left off on January 9th? What exactly is left of the regime’s military infrastructure, if both the US and Israel are talking about attacking their factories? If nothing, why aren’t the Iranian people rising? And if they’re still too strong, why aren’t US & Israeli forces decimating that instead of going after their infrastructure?
somehistory says
The rabid muzzies of cair….the should-be indicted enterprise….complained about what Mr. Trump had to say….claiming that he was mocking the slime.
I read the headline and part of the article on the huff post. It’s easy to tell which way they slanted the whining.
OLD GUY says
Maybe we should take Iran as a the 51st. state. Put their oil and minerals to work rebuilding the state for the people.
Candy Gonyo says
Maybe we should supply arms to the citizens
Abraham du Prie says
Dear team,
Thanks for the contribution. It could very well be that the president is serious about waking up the dormant European leaders. Their despair may lead to a return to reason, although that may lead to much unrest due to the restless Iranian supporters.
That peace may reign. All the best, Abraham.
gravenimage says
Trump Tells Iran ‘Time Is Running Out’ — and Then It Does
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Sadly, the Mullahs are laughing at this.