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2020-01-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Orange Man vows to target '52' sites if Iran retaliates for Soleimani death
[Politico] President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran that the U.S. has identified dozens of sites to be hit "very fast and very hard" if it retaliates for the killing of military leader Qassem Soleimani.

"Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader," Trump tweeted. "Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have ... targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!"

Trump did not disclose which specific targets the U.S. has identified for possible strikes, however, the president's indication the list included sites of cultural significance drew an immediate outcry on social media.

Trump has routinely lashed out at nations for endangering the security of the U.S., famously threatening "fire and fury" against North Korea if the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, continued testing nuclear weapons.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reacted to Soleimani’s death in a U.S. drone strike by vowing "harsh retaliation."

Earlier Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security released a National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin stating that "Iran and its partners, such as Hizballah, have demonstrated the intent and capability to conduct operations in the United States."

However, the bulletin added, "At this time we have no information indicating a specific, credible threat to the Homeland."

Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren respectively accused Trump of "incredibly dangerous and irresponsible" behavior and "threatening to commit war crimes."
Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-05 02:09|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 "At this time we have no information indicating a specific, credible threat to the Homeland."

Yeah, right. I'm sure the few FBI assets not involved with the domestic coup are busy 'watching' people. See - Fort Hood, Boston, et al
We'll all know afterwards as usual.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-01-05 02:57||   2020-01-05 02:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Question is: can the Iranians grasp the idea of a POTUS whose word is good?
Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2020-01-05 03:44||   2020-01-05 03:44|| Front Page Top

#3 DJT is living rent free inside the mullahs' heads as well as the dems' heads. Keep em off balance.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-05 07:53||   2020-01-05 07:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Ref #2: Question is: can the Iranians grasp the idea of a POTUS whose word is good?

The NORKS appear to be mulling this one as well.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-05 07:55||   2020-01-05 07:55|| Front Page Top

#5 "threatening to commit war crimes."

Isn't that, like, you know...impeachable?
Posted by Bobby 2020-01-05 09:12||   2020-01-05 09:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Blow the dam and refinery.
Two targets.
Posted by Skidmark 2020-01-05 10:36||   2020-01-05 10:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Blow the mosques

Donald Trump's Twitter threat to hit 'high level Iranian culture targets' draws accusations that he is plotting WAR CRIMES
Posted by Skidmark 2020-01-05 11:13||   2020-01-05 11:13|| Front Page Top

#8 I absolutely LOVE the way OrangeMan is f---ing with their minds. Brilliant.

Reminds one of how Nixon f---ed with Soviets' minds during the 1973 mideast war
Posted by Lex 2020-01-05 11:19||   2020-01-05 11:19|| Front Page Top

#9 It would be nice to be able to overfly them with an SR-71 right about now.
Posted by gorb 2020-01-05 21:05||   2020-01-05 21:05|| Front Page Top

#10 Supersonic. At low level.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2020-01-05 21:20||   2020-01-05 21:20|| Front Page Top

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