Here we go once again because Iran is playing games, and Trump is tired of being played. I’m not sure why Israel wasn’t included, given their spy network in Iran that knows where the leaders are. I know Trump said this was not about regime change, but I can’t see the terrorist regime back in power after all this is over. The people don’t want them, but then the terrorists have the weapons.
Americans have been patient so far, even in the face of progressives attacking Trump for doing what no leader in the world had the balls to do: take the nuclear capability away from Terrorists. This war also breaks the China, Russia, Iran axis of evil, making one of the three irrelevant when this is over. There will be good from all of this, but many can’t see anything but hate for Trump and our country. All IMO.
“President Trump promised Wednesday to make Iran “pay the price” for slow-rolling peace negotiations with the U.S. as American forces in the Middle East launched a new round of airstrikes.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said he would “hit them hard again today” for being too slow during peace talks. Still, he said the bombing was mostly in reaction to the downing of a U.S. Army helicopter Monday.
“They should sign that deal,” Mr. Trump said. “They keep tapping us along. They keep playing us for suckers.”
Mr. Trump made similar comments on Truth Social earlier in the day, saying Iran was “all talk and no action” on a peace deal.
Videos circulated by Iranian media outlets Wednesday evening showed large black smoke clouds rising from buildings in Tehran.
The Pentagon launched strikes against targets in southern Iran on Tuesday in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, which the U.S. said was shot down by Iran.
Those strikes, which U.S. Central Command dubbed “self-defense strikes,” reportedly targeted Iranian air defenses and radar stations. State-affiliated media in Iran reported large explosions near the coastal cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik, as well as the island of Qeshm.
State media reports from Iran also indicated that U.S. airstrikes may have hit water facilities in the south of the country, cutting off access to drinking water for thousands of citizens. Mr. Trump has previously promised to hit critical infrastructure, such as bridges and electrical power plants, in Iran.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the apparent attacks on the water facilities. He said it was a sign that the U.S. was desperate.
“Threats to target them — from transportation networks to the electricity and water industries — are not a show of strength but a sign of desperation in the face of a nation’s will.
“Iran, relying on the knowledge and capabilities of its specialists, national unity, and solidarity, will stand firm against any pressure or threat,” he wrote on X.”