Why do journalists take this sort of thing? Because they grit their teeth and believe it’s better to keep on holding Donald Trump to account than to defend themselves and their reputations. But no other US president has spoken to reporters like this.
If you don’t believe this tweet represents the entire United States of America, then don’t judge Iranians, or any majority Muslim country by the actions and words of a few radical fanatics.
On Easter morning, this is what President Trump posted.
Everyone in his administration that claims to be a Christian needs to fall on their knees and beg forgiveness from God and stop worshipping the President and intervene in Trump’s madness.
I know all of you and him and he has gone insane, and all of you are complicit.
I’m not defending Iran but let’s be honest about all of this.
The Strait is closed because the US and Israel started the unprovoked war against Iran based on the same nuclear lies they’ve been telling for decades, that any moment Iran would develop a nuclear weapon.
You know who has nuclear weapons?
Israel.
They are more than capable of defending themselves without the US having to fight their wars, kill innocent people and children, and pay for it.
Trump threatening to bomb power plants and bridges hurts the Iranian people, the very people Trump claimed he was freeing.
On Easter, of all days, we as Christians should be reminded that the son of God died and rose from the grave so that we can be forgiven once and for all of our sins. Jesus commanded us to love one another and forgive one another. Even our enemies.
Our President is not a Christian and his words and actions should not be supported by Christians.
Christians in the administration should be pursuing peace. Urging the President to make peace.
Not escalating war that is hurting people.
This NOT what we promised the American people when they overwhelmingly voted in 2024, I know, I was there more than most.
This is not making America great again, this is evil.
This is probably the feeling most widespread among Iranians:
fear of future they may have with Islamic Repulic, fear of the ear and the damages to the infrastructure, and mourning for the lives lost.
🖨️Interview 8: The interviewee is a mother from southern Iran who, due to the war, has left her home and work. For the past 20 days, she and her family have been displaced and are living in another city. The interview was conducted on March 20.
Summary: She is angry that both foreign powers and Iranian leaders act in their own interests while ordinary people suffer, and fears the war may change nothing or make things worse. Her main concern is the loss of life, uncertainty, and her children’s future, as her earlier hope for change fades.
[What is your opinion about the war?]
From a security standpoint and when it comes to my country, I am truly against war. But honestly, I am deeply upset by this killing.
Which killing?
The killing of those young people who were killed on the Jan 8th and 9th. It was all for nothing, and their blood was wasted. What will happen in the end? Right now, look, whether it’s Israel or the US, they are all thinking about their own interests. Don’t think they care about Iran. Do you understand? It’s not like Netanyahu cares about Iran. In my opinion, not at all. Everyone is thinking about themselves. I’m from the south, and I see how much of our resources there are being destroyed. Our gas is being ruined. We need these things to live.
Do you mean infrastructure? The gas infrastructure hit in Asaluyeh?
Yes, in Asaluyeh. I’m very against it. Extremely. What have ordinary people done to deserve being killed? I’m really against it. On one hand, I don’t want war at all. But at the same time, I don’t want the Islamic Republic to remain either.
You’re completely against the Islamic Republic? Did you support the targeted killings[of the regime officials]?
I’m very much against them[regime officials]. I feel like I want to kill each and every one of them. It’s still not enough. But at the same time, it upsets me that alongside these important figures, a lot of ordinary people are also killed. When a building is targeted, children and young people are there too. I see three-day-old babies being killed, even if their families might support the war. That’s not right. But I think if this war ends and the Islamic Republic wins, it will make things much worse for us than before. Young people can’t marry, can’t live, can’t even breathe. What will happen to their future, to our children? And those who support the government are making a mistake too, going into the streets with flags.
Supporters of the government?
Yes, those supporters going into the streets with flags. That’s not right either. It’s like they are going there to become martyrs. What will happen in the end? I’m really upset about this uncertain future after the war. We are displaced. For 20 days we’ve left our home and life behind and moved to another city. We’ve left our jobs. It’s very hard.
And you’re worried about the future?
Yes, worried about the future.
What will happen in ten days? What will happen to our work?
And as a mother, it really upsets me that the blood of these young people might be wasted with no result. I’m very worried. But again, I’m against war. I don’t want war at all because of the killing. Otherwise, part of me thinks maybe war would at least lead to them leaving. But now I see they are much more deeply rooted than that. I think it may have no effect.
At first you thought they would leave, but now?
At first, whenever people said there might be war, we said maybe that’s good, maybe they’ll finally go and things will get better. I used to be surprised and think people saying that didn’t understand what they were wishing for. But now I see they won’t go. It’s useless. Even if a few leaders are taken out, it won’t change much.
So you’re saying that just to feel some relief?
Yes, just to feel some relief, I still want the rest of them… I won’t name names… but I want them gone too. Those responsible for the deaths of Iran’s young people. Because I don’t think those ruling Iran are even truly Iranian.
But your hope that they[the regime] will fall has faded?
I think they will stay.
You think they will stay?
Yes. I don’t think they will leave easily. They will negotiate, reach some agreement. The real hope would have been to uproot all of this conflict completely and bring real peace, not just a temporary calm where a few months later we’re displaced again like this.
Thank you, thank you.
You’re welcome.
هیچ رپی تو زندگیم انقدر قلبم رو نلرزونده بود. تکتک کلماتش، تکتک کلماتمه. بعد از یه ماه بالاخره بغضم شکست. خوش به حال اونایی که نمیفهمن ملتی رو که التماس میکنه برای بمبارون شدن.
Many Iranians supported your war, because your plan was to liberate Iran.
Instead you celebrate sending a civilization to the Stone Age.
Great leaders build, not destroy. They serve humanity, not murder schoolgirls in the name of Jesus Christ.
I weep to see America like this.
@BBCArdalan ساده انگاری وقایع برای اتهام به افرادی که حداقل عاملیت رو در این جنگ داشتن. این دومینو از زمان ۷ سپتامبر در حال فروپاشی بود. جنگ هیچ موقع راه حل ساده و دم دستی نبود. اتفاقی اجتناب ناپذیر بود برای ج.ا
Iran is not the Islamic Republic.
Iran’s civilian infrastructure belongs to the Iranian people and to the future of a free Iran. The Islamic Republic’s infrastructure is the machinery of repression and terror used to keep that future from becoming reality.
Iran must be protected. The regime must be dismantled.
I ask President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu to continue targeting the regime and its apparatus of repression, while sparing the civilian infrastructure Iranians will need to rebuild our country.
With the support of the US and Israel, and above all the sacrifice of Iranian patriots, the hour of Iran’s freedom is at hand.
Long live Iran!
@POTUS
As an Iranian university professor who has faced repeated threats from the regime, I urge you: Do NOT target Iran’s energy infrastructure.
It would be a massive gift to the IRGC. They care nothing for Iran or its people: they’ve already massacred thousands. They exploit any U.S. strike to propagandize that “America is the enemy of the Iranian people.”
Please don’t hand the IRGC a huge propaganda victory, and the Iranian people a devastating blow to their daily lives and future.
Mr. President, @realDonaldTrump
The Islamic Republic is a terrorist regime. It has made one thing brutally clear: the lives of its own people mean nothing to it.
It kills them. Then it demands money from their families to return their bodies.
And if those families dare to grieve, dare to demand justice, they are threatened with gang rape and then arrested.
For years, I have said clearly: the Islamic Republic is not a normal government. It is a terrorist occupying force that will only respond to strength and decisive pressure.
But with the reported 48-hour ultimatum regarding the Strait of Hormuz, I feel a moral and patriotic duty to issue a critical warning:
Targeting Iran’s power plants and civilian infrastructure does not weaken the regime. It punishes the Iranian people.
A nationwide blackout in Iran would hand the regime exactly what it wants, a propaganda victory. The IRGC thrives on blaming foreign enemies for the suffering it has created, redirecting public anger away from itself.
It would also put millions of civilians at risk. Power outages mean hospitals shut down, water systems fail, and ordinary people who are already struggling under extreme economic pressure are pushed further into crisis.
And it would weaken the very people standing up to this regime. A population fighting for basic survival in darkness and desperation has far less capacity to organize, protest, and resist.
If the goal is deterrence or disabling the regime, then the target set must be clear and precise: IRGC command centers, missile infrastructure, and the regime’s security and repression apparatus.
Disable the regime’s war machine, not the lives of the Iranian people.
The Islamic Republic has held Iran hostage for decades. At this critical moment, do not allow it to use our national infrastructure as a shield for its survival.
The objective must be the liberation of Iran, not its destruction.
#Iran💔