Retired general: Iran should take President Trump’s strike threats seriously
Jack Keane, senior strategic analyst for Fox News, answered questions about President Donald Trump’s recent warning to Iran. Keane said that if he were in the Iranian regime, he’d take Trump seriously. Trump previously warned that if Iran killed peaceful protesters, that the U.S. was locked, loaded, and ready to go. Keane referenced the U.S. strikes on the Iranian nuclear facility as precedence for the need to take Trump seriously.
From Fox News:
“If I was in the Iranian regime, I would take President Trump dead serious here,” Keane warned.
On Friday, President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that the U.S. is “locked and loaded and ready to go” if the Iranian regime shoots and kills protesters.
His message comes as anti-regime demonstrations enter their second week and at least 44 protesters have been killed by Iranian security, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
Keane declared the Iranian regime is at its “weakest point” in 45 years with “no prospect of recovering.”
Noting Trump’s warning under “no uncertain terms,” Keane listed other key differences about the anti-regime protests that stood out to him from previous demonstrations in Iran.
“Politically, [the Iranian regime] can’t meet the social and political and economic aspirations of the people. Economically, they’re in the tank, to be sure, and with no prospect of recovering,” Keane added.
“And, militarily, they just lost a war. They’ve lost their platform in Syria. Their proxies are, by and large, decapitated and almost eliminated, to be sure,” he added. “The result of all of that is they are in a fundamentally weak position, and it’s serious in terms of the regime.”
Additional Reading:
Samsel, S. (2025, January 9). Keane warns Iranian regime to take Trump ‘dead serious’ on protest killing threat amid ongoing demonstrations. Fox News. Link.
Category: Donald Trump, International Affairs, Iran
This can work.
He’s rich and good looking, she’s rich and good looking. I suspect their intellects are similarly high.
Could work.
I can see it now, Iran collapses, then the looney-tunes libtard moonbat liberals turn in their Venezuelan flags for Iranian ones immediately after throwing their Ukrainian and Palestinian ones in the closet while they cuss about Donald Trump!
But, of course!
OH, and if Cuba collapses, yeah, the libtards will go foaming-at-the-mouth crazy blaming DJT for “another war”!
I always perk up my ears and pay attention when Gen. Keene speaks.
Absolutely. I’m still not exactly sure where I stand on US involvement, but I listen when the General speaks.
The Iranian regime’s fall would spell the end of Iran’s support for Russia against Ukraine, as well as end Iran’s willingness to support terrorists like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthi rebels, etc. The more allies Russia loses, the more troubling ammunition starvation becomes to their efforts to keep waging war in Ukraine.
It would also pave the way for one of Donald Trump’s objectives for the area running from Ukraine, through Turkey, Iran, and other countries southwest of Russia, and into Asia… An effective, efficient, stable, lucrative trade route connecting Europe and Asia which pulls the carpet from underneath China’s “Belt and Road” (BRI) initiative.
Trump already accomplished a part of this with the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan. China’s BRI is showcased to do the same thing as what Trump is trying to also do, but it’s a debt trap that provides crappy infrastructure at high loan obligations which ultimately brings the BRI nation under China’s political control. In a war against China, this is one of the last things that we want to exist.
Trump’s decision to strike Iran if it starts killing protesters is a good move. It encourages the protesters to keep and build their momentum. They are rather hostile to the Islamic regime and they favor a Western style democracy. They’re getting bolder, like burning a major mosque and refusing to wear the hijabs in the open. With the protesters, Iran is starting to look like the time before the Islamists took over.
Iran’s fall would help accelerate us towards having a more peaceful, stable world as well as accelerate the erosion of both Russian and Chinese global influence. The less influence they have relative to American influence, the better for the US should we end up fighting China as a result of Taiwan.
This is just another example of President Donald Trump playing 4D chess.
I understand all that. I’ve also watched Iran’s history from 1979 on, attended college with several young Iranian Air Force lieutenants in the 80’s, and have zero interest in re-instituting a new shah just like the old shah. So, my mind is not made up.
I was stationed with an Iranian American who remembers Iran from the time of the Shah. He recounted the benefits of living in Iran under the Shah compared to what they have now.
The Islamic regime in Iran, like other radical Islamists, believe that they will fulfil a manifest destiny… The entire world under the banner of Islam. When the Iranian leadership describe the United States as “the great Satan,” they’re describing us as the leading adversary… To wit, leading adversary in the way of global Islamic law.
Having been a student of history for nearly half a century, and a current events buff since the summer of 1982, the choice is a no brainer… Especially when patterns emerge in both history and current events that do not bode well for the United States if some of them are allowed to continue.
The current Islamic regime is behind a lot of the destabilization happening in the middle east via proxies such as Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. If mass protests succeed in toppling the Iranian regime, a lot of that destabilization efforts would lose their wind. The engagement that we’d be able to leverage in the aftermath would go further to stabilize the region than a military intervention.
I understand that your mind is made up, so is mine. I’ve accurately predicted geopolitical events and have supported courses of actions that many said would “get us all killed” but I knew would end up being beneficial rather than detrimental. My support for Reagan’s policies was one of those instances.
No, my mind is not made up. I was quite clear about that. I understand that the current regime has to go, that’s obvious to everyone but the mullahs running it. What I do not want is another CIA backed Pahlavi style shah, and the US repeating history. Iran was a very western styled nation as long as you stayed on the right side of the Shah. If you strayed, SAVAK was at your door. So until I see some sort of plan for after the current regime falls, I’ll remain uncommitted either way.
Democrats will be working overtime to undermine the United States and prevent this from happening. Luckily they have their hands full and many of their paid informants and spies disappeared with some of the cuts.
The Taiwan fight likely will happen sooner rather than later. If the Chinese aren’t able to force Vance out in the next election they may go for it.
Check the 45 goals of communism. Many of those points that are still relevant are a direct and indirect parts of the Democrat argument. For example, one of the goals was to leverage protests against efforts to fight against communist initiatives. Look at what where the protests are directed at.
The Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese military have a shortening window before China suffers its demographic implosion.
They did an exercise recently that entailed deploying their bombers beyond the first island chain. They used their latest generation fighter jets as escorts. As slick as their new aircraft look, the aircraft creates a lot of drag, which burns a lot of fuel. To compensate for that, they had a light weapons load. When they got to the first island chain, they abandoned the bomber, which was left alone until the second wave joined them to escort them back to China.
The Chinese destroyer and Coast Guard ship collision showed more damage than what ships should be able to take given the type of collision they had. They didn’t look like they had a version of “Dog Z” based on the gaps in the destroyed part of the ships. This is an indication that it would be easier to sink a Chinese warship than an American one.
To add damage to injury, a Chinese general, one of the authors of “Unrestricted Warfare”, warned the CCP that invading Taiwan would take entirety of the Chinese military and military industrial complex.
The Chinese military shares many of the characteristics that the Russian military showed in Ukraine. Corruption is deeply imbedded in their military, and it’s showing in their military equipment performance in the Thailan versus Cambodia and India versus Pakistan conflicts.
Attached to 1st Brigade,10th Mountain Division when it was activated at Ft Drum, NY, where I was their Reenlistment NCO and “Colonel” Keane was the Brigade Commander. A great officer, easy to talk to and very popular with the troops reenlisting. I spent 6 years supporting 1st Brigade.
At the same time, Major Lloyd Austin was the S-3 (Training) Officer in the 2d Battalion, 22d Infantry(1st Bde) and later as Brigade Executive Officer when he was promoted to Lt Colonel. Never had anybody ask for him to reenlist them in those 6 years.
If you want to see liberal heads explode.
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That’s rich!
Oh to be a pneumis—, numisma—, neumisma—-, Fucking Coin Collector right about now!!!
My last “coin collecting” (1 oz silver rounds) was Feb 2023. Three years ago. Silver spot was $20.17/oz, with a $5/oz handling = $25.17/oz.
Seems cheap now. Wish I’d been able to buy more, but I was dumping all my available paycheck into finishing paying off the mortgage.
Who knew?
$76/ ounce today. China is buying ever bit of precious metals they can get their hands on. Mostly gold which has driven it through the roof.
The US holds just over 4% of all known gold in the world. Officially China owns 2300 tons of reserves but it is likely much higher. This versus the US official holdings of around 8100 tons.
“POTUS XLVII”
Should be POTUS MAXIMUS XLVII
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