Iran issued a direct threat to the United States and Israel on Saturday, warning of an "earth-shattering blow" if either resumes military strikes against the Islamic Republic. The threat came as President Donald Trump reportedly weighed new military action, according to Breitbart and other outlets, and spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"100bn Euro is nothing compared to the Earth-shattering blow Iran's Powerful Armed Forces will deal against those who dare harm our people," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a post on X. "Red lines are a thing of the past."
The post was in response to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who cited the conflict's soaring energy costs for Europe while urging a diplomatic resolution. Merz said the conflict has added more than €100 billion ($112 billion) to Europe's energy costs over the last eight months. The threat was widely reported by Daily Star and AOL.
According to reporting, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly ordered his armed forces to prepare for retaliation without geographic limits. The directive called for expanding Iran's list of potential American and Israeli targets, including military installations and other strategic assets. Khamenei, reportedly severely wounded in the opening strikes of Operation Epic Fury that killed his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, has neither been seen nor heard publicly since succeeding him as supreme leader. His purported communications have appeared exclusively in written statements, with no authenticated public audio or video of him.
Iran's armed forces chief, Gen. Ali Abdollahi, echoed the directive Saturday, announcing an expanded list of potential American and Israeli targets and threatening retaliation across a wider geographic area. Abdollahi also raised the prospect of preemptive Iranian military action, warning that Tehran would not necessarily wait for American or Israeli forces to strike first.
The escalating rhetoric comes as the United States reinforces its military posture in the region. According to a post on X by @clashreport, which cited the Wall Street Journal, President Trump spoke by phone with Netanyahu on Saturday as the U.S. prepares to resume strikes on Iran. The call followed Trump's discussions with senior military commanders over options for renewed combat operations.
When asked about the administration's next move, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was tight-lipped. In a post on X by @EricLDaugh, Rubio said he is "NOT going to comment about what the US may or may not do militarily, nor am I going to be up here and BROADCAST any decision in that" to the press.
Our Take
Iran's threats are not the product of a rational actor seeking peace. They are the desperate howls of a regime that knows its time is up. The mullahs and their terror proxies understand that President Trump does not bluff. When he says he will weigh new strikes, he means it. And the American military, under the leadership of a commander-in-chief who puts America first, is ready to deliver.
The real danger here is not just Iran's missiles. It's the West's willingness to tolerate evil. Chancellor Merz, like so many European globalists, is more concerned about energy prices than about the fact that Iran has spent decades killing Americans and threatening to wipe Israel off the map. His call for "diplomacy" is the same failed policy that allowed Iran to build its nuclear program in the first place.
President Trump understands that peace comes through strength. That's why he took out Soleimani. That's why he's weighing new strikes. And that's why the Iranian regime is panicking.
The ayatollahs need to hear a clear message: if you harm a single American, your regime will end. Not with a whimper, but with a bang. And the American people – Patriots who have watched the Biden administration's weakness embolden our enemies – stand behind our President and our troops.
As President Trump weighs his options, one thing is certain: under his leadership, the United States will not be bullied by a third-rate terror state. The era of appeasement is over. The red lines are back.
