Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

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How reliable this x account is? Did anyone dig into this?
 

Trump throws cabinet member under the bus over Iran war: “You said, ‘Let’s do it’”​

Howard Koplowitz
Mon, March 23, 2026 at 4:13 PM EDT


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Donald Trump on Monday appeared to set up Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to take the blame should the president characterize the Iran war as a failure.

During a roundtable on crime prevention in Memphis, the president recounted how he made the decision to launch the strikes on Iran late last month.

“I said, ‘let’s talk.’ We got a problem in the Middle East. We have a country known as Iran that , for 47 years, been just a purveyor of terror, and they’re very close to a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.

The president then explained what he viewed were the options.

“We can keep going and get that 50,000 up to 55 and 60, there’s no end,” Trump said, referring to the military’s goal to recruit 60,000 soldiers, “or we can take a stop and make a little journey into the Middle East and eliminate a big problem.”

“And I think, Pete, you were the first one to speak up,” Trump said. “And you said, ‘let’s do it.’ Because you cannot let them have a nuclear weapon.”

Trump claimed Iran came to him Sunday night asking to negotiate an end to the war, which Tehran denied earlier Monday.

The president’s remark toward Hegseth was laying the groundwork to blame the defense secretary for the unpopular Iran war, according to Trump critics and other political observers.

“Hegseth about to give his next briefing from under the bus,” tweeted “Pod Save America” co-host and former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau.

David Stockman, who has nearly 49,000 followers on X, shared a similar sentiment.


“Would you like a Greyhound bus or an 18-wheeler coming your way, Pete?!” he tweeted.

Added Matt Ford, host of “The Good Trouble”: “Well someone is getting thrown under the bus! Remember MAGA Trump says he always hires the best,” he tweeted.
 
Foinikas said:
Well depends on the commander. I mean...Soleimani was really irreplaceable.

I don't know man,maybe you're winning and I just don't see it yet. Maybe nobody's winning. Maybe it's just...well it actually is,another blunder of Trump's and the whole war will stop soon.
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I would've agreed with you prior to this war, but after this war, my assessment is that what crippled Iran wasn't the absence of Soleimani in decision making, but the fear and the so-called "strategic patience" of the late Khamenei.

All we can do at this point is wait and watch how the situation will develop.
We're waiting for Trump's 5-day pause to end. Next week will be even more interesting.
 
Foinikas said:
Well depends on the commander. I mean...Soleimani was really irreplaceable.

I don't know man,maybe you're winning and I just don't see it yet. Maybe nobody's winning. Maybe it's just...well it actually is,another blunder of Trump's and the whole war will stop soon.
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No one is irreplaceable, but I'm not surprised a self-proclaimed pro-monarchist believes in great man theory.
 
VCheng said:
Yes, but these are all tactical victories.

Who is doing better strategically?
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USA, bec. it can shift balance, if landings or airdrops go successful

I mean, IR is'nt open to this reality

once IR lose ground control, they would need help as bombing would continue


Note: But, Im not a military expert and I dont know anything about war strategy. I have only stated what I have heard on various podcasts. In other words, my understanding is limited and could very well be wrong.
 
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Well, news here in Egypt that Qatar and Oman want ceasefire and negotiations while Saudia,Kuwait and UAE want war and get rid of the Iranian regime.

I guess as Egyptians we did our job as mediators, if saudia, kuwait and uae want war so be it.
 
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That’s going to be rising the longer this war goes on and the economic effects won’t disappear before the midterms
 
AZ_HighCountry said:
What deterrence? Other than possibly a dirty bomb.

Evidently that bluff was just that. A bluff.
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You wouldn't be shooting if they had a detonator. Why haven't you turned on NK? Oh right its right next to China and they have nukes 😆.

Your country just wanted a distraction from the Epstein files so they just murdered girls instead. Its either rape or kill. Majority of the USA supports the zionist pedo class so thats a no brainer for the population. That is orcish behavior.
 
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