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LetMyPeopleVote

(180,171 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:24 PM 14 hrs ago

Iran promises regional war in response to Trump threat: 'Restraint has come to an end'

Iran still has a large percentage of its drones and missiles and can inflict a great deal of damage on our Gulf allies.

Iran promises regional war in response to Trump threat: 'Restraint has come to an end' #RawStory

#TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-04-07T13:36:19.000Z

https://www.rawstory.com/iran-war-2676674050/

Iran responded to President Donald Trump’s looming threat Tuesday with a threat of their own: to lift all “self-restraint” by launching a large-scale attack on energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf and deprive the United States “of the region’s oil and gas for years.”

“Our self-restraint has come to an end,” reads a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran’s military apparatus, as reported by the Kurdish news outlet Kurdistan 24.

“America’s partners in the region must know that until today, we have restrained ourselves for the sake of good neighborliness… however, we are now lifting the immunity provided by our previous tolerance. Our focus will be solely on the targets and on seeking revenge.”

Trump has repeatedly demanded that Iran lift restrictions for U.S.-aligned vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping channel through which a fifth of the world’s oil trade flows. Amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli attacks, Iran has refused, and in mid-March, Trump gave Iran 48 hours to re-open the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its power plants.
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Iran promises regional war in response to Trump threat: 'Restraint has come to an end' (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago OP
Iran just published a hit list of 10 major bridges across the region. LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #1
Oil at 200 feels real Johonny 14 hrs ago #2

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,171 posts)
1. Iran just published a hit list of 10 major bridges across the region.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:35 PM
14 hrs ago

Iran has published a list of targets to hit if trump carries out his threat




Johonny

(26,234 posts)
2. Oil at 200 feels real
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:36 PM
14 hrs ago

Trump is truly awful at everything. Can't believe people still believe in that dipshit, but there are a lot of weak, stupid Americans.

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