It seems that Iran didn’t listen to what Russia had to say. China got the message and signaled they want a face-to-face meeting between the Pooh Bear and President Donald Trump. The Ayatollah, on the other hand, is continuing his belligerence. He’s doing it carefully, though. From the safety of his bunker, using Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as his mouthpiece. They’re daring Trump to bomb them back to the stone age.
Iran talks tough
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi recently “asserted that no nation would ‘dare‘ attack Iran.” That means they don’t believe U.S. President Donald Trump will follow through with his threats of serious consequences.
There hasn’t been any easing of their “do whatever the hell you want” reply to Trump’s demand for negotiations.
Araghchi’s comments, the pundits note, “come amid increasing tensions in the Middle East, as the United States strengthens its naval presence in the region.” Specifically, USS Carl Vinson.
The aircraft carrier and it’s strike group will be reinforcing the USS Harry S. Truman. That should be a flashing neon sign to Iran but the Ayatollah has been ignoring it.
Meanwhile, the Iranians are whispering that while “direct” talks between the U.S. and Iran are totally out of the question, they’ll be happy to talk through intermediaries. Who does the talking doesn’t matter as much as what they have to say. They do everything through agents and cutouts.
Everyone knows that they’ve been ordering around Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis for years, letting their proxies do the dirty work. Yemen is about to learn President Trump won’t allow the Houthis to keep firing missiles at civilian ships for fun.
Their army is prepared
“Our enemies are well aware of the consequences of any aggression against our territory,” Araghchi emphasized to reporters that Iran has well prepared military forces. “He further stressed that this level of readiness acts as a deterrent, ensuring that no adversary has the capability or courage to violate Iran’s borders.”
Tomahawk cruise missiles will zip right over those borders. The only real question is how much of the radical regime’s infrastructure will be left standing.
“We will not enter into any direct negotiations with the American side. However, the path for indirect negotiations is open, and there are various channels through which it can be done.”
All Iran needs to do is say they’ll come to the negotiating table and bargain in good faith. Since they aren’t saying that, it’s clear they plan to keep sneaking around causing trouble.
When Trump heard the news, he made a post on Truth Social. “Tremendous damage has been inflicted upon the Houthi barbarians, and watch how it will get progressively worse.”
By that, he’s telling Iran that he’ll keep escalating the use of force until he’s dropping bombs down the Ayatollah’s throat.
