Iran war fears erode Trump’s support as gas prices and stocks fall

In a blink and you missed it, President Donald Trump is back to threatening Iran.

This seems to undermine the idea that their envoys had very good talks with the Iranians through intermediaries.

Check out the tone of yesterday’s Truth Social post:

“The United States is in serious negotiations with a NEW AND MORE REASONABLE REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran. Great progress has been made, but if for some reason an agreement cannot be reached soon, as it probably will be, and the Strait of Hormuz is not immediately ‘Open for Business’, we will end our pleasant ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely destroying all the Power Generation Facilities, Oil Rigs and Kharg Island (and probably all of them) consciously yet.” desalination plants that we ‘touched’!). This will be Iran’s revenge for the many soldiers and others that it massacred and killed during the former Regime’s 47-year ‘Reign of Terror’.”

Does this sound like someone who believes they’re close to a deal?

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I don’t think Trump wants to bomb Iran’s energy facilities. He is fully aware of how this will escalate the war and keep the United States involved in the conflict for months at least; This is the worst-case scenario for a man who campaigned against involvement in foreign wars.

Therefore, he extended the deadline by 10 days to reach a compromise with the world’s leading terrorist state. It is difficult to feel even the slightest bit of sympathy for these murderous dictators who are responsible for the deaths of thousands of people, including those of their own people.

The president told the New York Post yesterday that the administration had met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Ghalibaf, and that within a week we would know “whether he is someone America can really work with.”

From Iran’s perspective, all the regime has to do is survive and then declare victory. (AFP via Getty Images)

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters yesterday: “I hope the journalists in this room are smart enough not to cover this issue.[the word of] “An Iranian regime that, frankly, has repeatedly lied about our country, our values, and everyone in this room for nearly fifty years.”

From the perspective of Iran, which was occupied by British and Soviet forces during World War II, all the regime has to do is survive and then declare victory.

The president is in a box. He clearly wants to end our military intervention in Iran, but he cannot be seen as backing down from his threats.

Trump needs at least two things. One is an agreement that Iran could sell as a deal limiting its ability to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons. The other is to end Tehran’s blockade of “enemy” forces using the Strait of Hormuz, which blocks 20 percent of the world’s oil traffic.

As the president deploys tens of thousands of troops to the Middle East, he certainly has the boots he needs for a sustained offensive.

As everyone knows, Trump is paying the price for this at home. The stock market crashed and the retirement accounts of millions of Americans shrank. The cost of living, fueled by rising gas prices, continues to rise following an election focused on “affordability.”

And the president’s stance caused a precipitous decline among young men, many of whom wanted no part of this war or felt misled about foreign wars.

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Iran’s military machine, meanwhile, has been largely destroyed but still has the ability to inflict damage with cheap drones. Over the weekend, one such drone injured at least 10 American soldiers, two seriously, at a Saudi air base, while others wreaked havoc in Israel, killing at least 20 people.

The New York Times says: “There has been little visible progress in the talks. Iran has refused to hold substantive talks with the United States and rejected the Trump administration’s terms as unreasonable. The war has intensified, engulfing much of the Middle East, oil and gas prices have soared and chipped away at Mr. Trump’s political support at home.”

The Wall Street Journal informs the president “planning a military operation Extracting nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran is a complex and risky mission that will keep American forces inside the country for days or longer, according to U.S. officials.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claims the “Trump-hating” press consistently reports negative news. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump is no stranger to changing discourses. After promising to block any oil shipments to Cuba, Trump allowed a Russian tanker to pass, saying it didn’t matter because the island’s economy was already collapsing. An alternative perspective: He wanted to avoid a conflict with Moscow while focusing mainly on the Middle East.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the “Trump-hating” press consistently reports negative news. Although the news is indeed extremely pessimistic, I do not know how else to convey the recent talks between Washington and Tehran.

Hegseth, a decorated Army veteran, has faced backlash for his repeated emphasis on Christianity, including bringing clergy from his own small Christian sect to preach at the Pentagon, as the Washington Post noted.

While talking about the war the other day, Hegseth prayed that American troops would bring “overwhelming acts of violence against those who deserve no mercy.” We ask these things with bold confidence in the mighty and powerful name of Jesus Christ.

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It may sound quite melodramatic to say this, but we are at a critical turning point. Either some kind of deal, face-saving or otherwise, is made, or an airstrike is launched against Iran, prolonging the war and increasing the likelihood of an Iraq-like quagmire.

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If Iranian leaders were rational, they would want to avoid further extinction. But I’m not sure they are. They are maddeningly fake negotiators who deserve whatever they get. But the consequences of an all-out bombing could be just as severe for America and for the President himself.