Iranian Official Fires Back At US After Trump Threatens To ‘End’ Iran

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The Iranian foreign minister responded to President Trump’s threats to “end” the country with a threat of his own.

“#NeverThreatenAnIranian,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. “Iranians have stood tall for a millennia while aggressors all gone. Try respect — it works!”

On Sunday evening, President Trump tweeted a pointed message at Iran, just after a rocket landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. There were no injuries, according to the Associated Press. Officials believe it was fired from east Baghdad, which is home to a Shitte militia group backed by the Iranians.

There have reportedly been an uptick in threats to U.S. personnel in the Middle East by the Iranians in recent days. Up until Sunday, Trump has reportedly pushed for a diplomatic response to the threats and has tried to

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  1. as the abomination’s re-election prospects look worse the probability of him launching a war get better.

  2. I don’t think so because everyone, even the Trump supporters, realize that this was a fight he picked and escalated for no good reason.
    What will be finished is the Trump administration when the first flag draped coffins show up at Dover AFB.
    No one loves to beat their chest as much as Trump. IMHO, this is what his Iran talk is.

  3. “Arrogance is false confidence. It is born from insecurity. Haider pretends to be unafraid. He pretends to be crueler than he is. He lies easily. That makes him unpredictable and, in some ways, a more dangerous opponent. But the majority of the time his actions are inspired by fear. And that makes him weak.”
    ― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

  4. Avatar for tao tao says:

    Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. But whatever makes effen Putin happy when the price of oil skyrockets.

  5. Can’t they just find a place to compare penis size and be done with it instead of threatening who knows how many people for no reason at all? The line for this war will be ‘I love the smell of testosterone in the morning, especially when I’m sinking in the polls.’ Shrub wanted to outdo papa Bush. Trump wants to outdo the world. Shrub led us into disaster. What Trump may lead us into could be far worse.

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