Iranian regime still appears emboldened. A few days ago, The Telegraph published this headline: “Iran tells Trump to ‘accept the reality of defeat’”
The report detailed:
Responding to the US president’s assertion that the Strait of Hormuz would soon be declared US territory, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, said the vital oil-shipping route would remain under Iranian control.
“The strait will be closed and opened only under Iran’s command, and as long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and cease indulging in fantasies, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade,” Mr Gharibabadi wrote on X.
“Once and for all, accept the reality: Up to this point, you have suffered strategic and heavy defeats; the Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, and will remain Iranian.”
Iranian state media carried similar remarks made by Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, the country’s judiciary chief, who called Mr Trump a “full[y] fledged loser in the hard arena of politics and military combat”, reiterating that the Strait of Hormuz remained “an inseparable part” of Iran.
“What multibillion-dollar aircraft carriers could not achieve will not be achieved with a few tweets and speeches,” he said.
Meanwhile, at a political rally in New York on Saturday, Mr Trump said: “After we finish defeating Iran … pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz strait a territory of the United States.”
He also suggested that Americans should be willing to endure higher petrol prices while the conflict with Iran continued. Paying “a tiny little bit more for your gasoline” was worth it, he argued, to ensure that “a very evil country” could not have a nuclear weapon.
As we look at news developments in the Middle East, it seems that neither side is budging, and nobody knows for sure what is coming next.
The regime in Iran is entirely indifferent to its country’s economy and people. They would rather see a total implosion of their nation than wave the white flag of defeat.
This mentality stems from the regime’s eschatological position of Shiite Islam. They believe that their “Mahdi” will come at a time when the world is in utter chaos—and they revel in the idea that they can help usher in that chaos. How do you negotiate with people who hold to such a warped ideology? The simple answer is, you don’t. President Trump is learning that firsthand.
As for the United States, they could have squashed the regime if their military, along with Israel, had kept up the airstrikes and pressure on Iran. Instead, the US removed the force in an attempt to negotiate a deal with lunatics—a decision which greatly emboldened the regime.
While Iran’s military and economy are certainly in shambles, the regime has continued to dig in its heels.
The question is: will President Trump order military strikes again? Nobody knows for sure; however, the President had this to say on Monday:
The Bible tells us that Iran (Persia) will survive, living another day to come against Israel, as we read in Ezekiel 38 and 39. As Christians who understand the authority of God’s Word, none of this should catch us by surprise.
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