“He didn’t say yes/He didn’t say no/He didn’t say stop/He didn’t say go”
Trump has said so many things about Iran that it’s hard to know what he thinks from one day to the next. Sometimes he’s said the “war is over” and there’s no need for more attacks, while at other times, he insists that unless Iran ends its entire nuclear program, which means handing over its 440 kilograms of uranium that has been enriched to the just-below weapons-grade level of 60%, the war will still go on.
The Iranians, on the other hand, have steadfastly maintained that they will never surrender their stock of enriched uranium, because they need it for “peaceful purposes.” They fail to explain why they needed to enrich uranium to the level of 60%, when for peaceful purposes it need only be enriched to a level of between 3% and 5%.
Now, yet again, Iran has said “not a single particle of enriched nuclear material” will leave the country. At the same time, Iran has published pictures of one of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ vast network of military tunnels, asserting that they have been dug so deep below the surface as to be impregnable. It’s a way to show the West that it is ready for a fight.
And as part of its threat, Iran says that in event of an American attack, the Iranians will attack American bases in the region, and if the Americans target Iran’s energy infrastructure, Iran will also attack energy facilities of its Gulf neighbors, causing worldwide chaos in the energy markets. Furthermore, Iran says it will hit American bases as far away as Europe.
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More on the latest threats from Iran can be found here: “Sources to ‘Post’: Qatari PM admits major gaps remain in US-Iran talks as Trump pushes for deal,” Jerusalem Post, November 11, 2026
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the main mediator between the US and Iran, has acknowledged in closed-door discussions that the gaps between Iran and the United States remain significant.
However, he added, Qatar and the other mediators are working to bridge those differences, two sources familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post.
It is already clear that any potential agreement will be implemented in stages rather than through immediate, simultaneous steps. As a result, beyond the substance of the measures themselves, one of the key points of contention is the sequencing of those steps and which side will make the first move.
One of the reasons for Al Thani’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday was to reassure the Iranians that the US president genuinely wants to reach an agreement, a source familiar with the details said.
On Wednesday, Trump said: “The United States has won [the war]. It’s just a question of when we stop. We want to win 100%, not 90-something percent.”…
The security chief was explicit in his warning, saying that military bases in European countries would be attacked should US aircraft launch attacks on Iran from them.
Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said in May….
Iran has sent the United States a nuclear proposal via Qatar, to be discussed only after Washington meets seven demands which Tehran has presented, a senior Iranian official told Reuters last week.
Will Trump continue to hold two contrary views? These are, first, that Iran must “never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons” and second, that “the war with Iran is effectively over” even though the Islamic Republic has said it will never surrender “a single particle” of its enriched uranium?
The snatch of song — its lyrics slightly modified from the Jerome Kern original — with which I began this piece also deserves to end it: “He didn’t say yes/He didn’t say no/He didn’t say stop/He didn’t say go.”
Battle of Wills says
Kharg Island has nearly 50 oil storage tanks. Destroy one every few days over the next few months. Then start on oil storage in other locations. Then start on ports and oil loading facilities. Then start on road and rail and bridges. Then start on communications. Eventually you’ll get to something the Iranians do care about, like the historic mosques of Qoms.
Put Iran on the horns of a dilemma – either hand over their depleted uranium stocks or see their society and economy be taken back to the 18th Century.
This is a battle of wills the US must win.
Walter Sieruk says
When it comes to the subject of the United States with that war against that dangerous and menacing Islamic tyranny of Iran.. There should have been be no negotiations whatsoever with the representatives of that Islamic regime, because they and the despots who head that horrendous Islamic tyranny are lairs and will have no intention of keeping their promise on anything that they might sign. Such a printed “peace agreement wouldn’t be worth the paper that it’s printed on.
Furthermore, the United States and the State of Israel should definitely continue using the power of a strong military might against those savage despots of that “mullah regime’ of Iran.
For it all comes down to the basic rule which is “Destroy or be destroyed.” For that belligerent and bellicose regime has as to of its main themes “Death to the USA., “:and “Death to Israel “
Therefore using American Air Force and Israeli air force strikes against that dangerous tyrannical Islam of Iran is an action of basic self-defense.
As the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe, rightly and wisely, in a speech had declared, “The right to self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.”
Walter Sieruk says
The message of the title of a Pamela Geller article is has it so very is right on the mark ,therefore it be repeated, which is ”THE BEST DEAL WITH IRAN IS NO DEAL AT ALL.”
The reason why this is so is because any so deal with those still in power in that dangerous hostile menacing liars is daydream a, fantasy a fiction and a farce. In other words, it would be a “peace agreement.” that is would be bogus, a false peace, because it would be based on ta foundation of sand. It would be completely worthless, with no value at all.
To put this a different sort of way. Any kind of a “deal” with that dangerous hostile and menacing Islamic regime of Iran is a bad deal. Those deceptive disingenuous lair who are still in power of that belligerent tyranny will not be worth of paper that they might sign on that so called “peace agreement. ” They will no intention of keeping any of the promises that they agree to sign.
If that tyrannical Islamic is allowed to continue to exist it will restart its weapons manufacture system to attack American bases and the State of Israel. It would further supply Hamas and Hezbollah with deadly weapons. They will also come down severely hard in the most brutal cruel malicious and vicious ways on the patriotic good decent Iranian protesters who had been only after a genuine government that would ensure and respect the natural basic human rights of its citizens.
President Trump and the United States Congress and the heads of the Pentagon along this the head commanders US military of all the branches of the US . Should be very much aware that, in spite of those so-called “talks” with representatives of the Islamic regime of Iran. The intentions of despots still in power in that tyrannical e bellicose , hostile towards America as ever , since it began in the year 1979. As observed in two of its constant themes is “Death to the USA” and “Death to Israel.”
Therefore it should be made known and clear 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.”
If 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, ‘an 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 393
Rob Porter says
Trump has not won the war and it should not be over until Iran is reduced to a ness that agrees to unconditional surrender. Following Israel’s ten days of attack, the U .S. should have joined Israel in a jointb campaign until Iran was pulverized, not stopped after two measly days – with much ado about nothing regarding a “brilliant” two-day attack – that apparently did not get all the enriched uranium. Another huge flaw was listening to scheming Muslim nations like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan – a world class, overgrown Muslim latrine – and these Muslim nation’s fellow traveller J.D, Vance who should be put out to pasture. These ‘bodies ‘contributed to mindlessly stupid ceasefires that made the attack on Iran a middled mess. The result? Iran’s continuing belligerence.
tgusa says
Democrats are not opposed to Iran getting the bomb. I guess they believe their big cities wont be first on the target list. Stupid is as stupid does.