Trump’s depiction of himself as Jesus Christ is “deeply offensive” says former Conservative Cabinet minister Michael Gove.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Trump’s Latest Depiction as Jesus Christ Is ‘Deeply Offensive’ | Michael Gove
Apr 14, 2026 | “It's just not constant with the dignity of the president of the United States to compare himself to our Lord and Saviour in the same way as is not appropriate for the leader of the free world to say that he's going to end the civilisation if he doesn't get his way.”
Trump’s depiction of himself as Jesus Christ is “deeply offensive” says former Conservative Cabinet minister Michael Gove.
Trump’s depiction of himself as Jesus Christ is “deeply offensive” says former Conservative Cabinet minister Michael Gove.
Monday, April 13, 2026
Trump Says Iranian Ships Will Be ‘Eliminated’ as US Naval Blockade Begins
AL JAZEERA: Iran describes the siege against its ports as the US president’s ‘revenge of choice’ against the global economy.
Iran has suggested that the United States’ blockade on Iranian ports will only hurt the interntional economy after President Donald Trump ordered a naval siege against the country.
“Can an illegal ‘war of choice’ be won through a ‘revenge of choice’ against the global economy?!” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday. “Is it ever worthwhile to cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face?!”
Trump had warned Iranian military ships from approaching the blockade zone.
“Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated – 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, ‘fast attack ships,’ because we did not consider them much of a threat,” Trump wrote in a social media post.
“Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED.”
The blockade, which Trump announced on Sunday after US and Iranian negotiators failed to reach a deal after a round of talks in Pakistan, came into effect on Monday at 10am in Washington, DC (14:00 GMT). » | Al Jazeera Staff | Monday, April 13, 2026
Iran has suggested that the United States’ blockade on Iranian ports will only hurt the interntional economy after President Donald Trump ordered a naval siege against the country.
“Can an illegal ‘war of choice’ be won through a ‘revenge of choice’ against the global economy?!” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday. “Is it ever worthwhile to cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face?!”
Trump had warned Iranian military ships from approaching the blockade zone.
“Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated – 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, ‘fast attack ships,’ because we did not consider them much of a threat,” Trump wrote in a social media post.
“Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED.”
The blockade, which Trump announced on Sunday after US and Iranian negotiators failed to reach a deal after a round of talks in Pakistan, came into effect on Monday at 10am in Washington, DC (14:00 GMT). » | Al Jazeera Staff | Monday, April 13, 2026
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Trump Imposes US Blockade on Strait of Hormuz After Failed Peace Talks with Iran | BBC News
Donald Trump has said the US will blockade the strait of Hormuz, in order to take control of the key shipping lane from Iran, after the failure of peace negotiations between the two countries in Pakistan.
US Central Command announced the operation would begin on Monday morning, stating: “Centcom forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10am ET, in accordance with the President’s proclamation. The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas”.
The head of Iran’s navy called the US blockade threat “ridiculous and funny”, according to state TV.
President Trump also repeated earlier threats to bomb Iran’s power plants, water treatment facilities and bridges, if Tehran does not agree to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
It follows the collapse of high-level peace talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan. The US vice president JD Vance, who led the US team, said Iran had refused to agree that it could never develop nuclear weapons.
Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood and Lyse Doucet.
US Central Command announced the operation would begin on Monday morning, stating: “Centcom forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10am ET, in accordance with the President’s proclamation. The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas”.
The head of Iran’s navy called the US blockade threat “ridiculous and funny”, according to state TV.
President Trump also repeated earlier threats to bomb Iran’s power plants, water treatment facilities and bridges, if Tehran does not agree to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
It follows the collapse of high-level peace talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan. The US vice president JD Vance, who led the US team, said Iran had refused to agree that it could never develop nuclear weapons.
Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood and Lyse Doucet.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Trump’s Threat to Block Strait of Hormuz Faces ‘Serious Problems’ | Yassamine Mather
Apr 12, 2026 | “I don’t think the current administration listens to those who understand Iran.”
Trump’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz could backfire by dividing allies, while Iran remains defiant, driven by national pride,and unwilling to “lose face” on nuclear enrichment, says Iran expert from the University of Oxford’s Middle East centre Yassamine Mather.
Would somebody be kind enough to explain to me why Iran should not be allowed to have nuclear weapons when Israel is allowed to have them? Why the double standard? It cannot be said that Israel can be allowed nuclear weapons because of its responsible behaviour. The genocide in Gaza proves that Israel under Netanyahu’s government is anything but responsible. So, what makes leaders like Trump think that the Iranian government would be even less responsible than the Israeli government? For truly, it seems hard for me to imagine that it is even possible for any government to behave more irresponsibly than Netanyahu and his government have in Gaza. So many innocent people have perished, among them so many innocent children, and the world has just looked away. — © Mark Alexander
Trump’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz could backfire by dividing allies, while Iran remains defiant, driven by national pride,and unwilling to “lose face” on nuclear enrichment, says Iran expert from the University of Oxford’s Middle East centre Yassamine Mather.
Would somebody be kind enough to explain to me why Iran should not be allowed to have nuclear weapons when Israel is allowed to have them? Why the double standard? It cannot be said that Israel can be allowed nuclear weapons because of its responsible behaviour. The genocide in Gaza proves that Israel under Netanyahu’s government is anything but responsible. So, what makes leaders like Trump think that the Iranian government would be even less responsible than the Israeli government? For truly, it seems hard for me to imagine that it is even possible for any government to behave more irresponsibly than Netanyahu and his government have in Gaza. So many innocent people have perished, among them so many innocent children, and the world has just looked away. — © Mark Alexander
Peace Negotiations Fail. Trump Retaliates.
It’s high time that Americans removed this president from office. The world will never settle down to any semblance of normality for as long as this incompetent man is in the White House. — © Mark Alexander
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Bericht erhärtet Hinweise: Irans neuer Führer schwer verletzt und entstellt
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Seit Wochen gibt es keine Bilder von Irans neuem obersten Führer Modschtaba Chamenei. Nun berichtet Reuters unter Berufung auf mehrere Quellen von schweren Verletzungen im Gesicht.
Dieser Screenshot stammt aus diesem Artikel. | Modschtaba Chamenei, neuer oberster Führer des Iran: Das undatierte Archivbild zeigt den Nachfolger von Ali Chamenei.
Irans neuer oberster Führer Modschtaba Chamenei soll bei einem Luftangriff zu Beginn des Krieges schwer verletzt und im Gesicht entstellt worden sein. Das berichtet die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters unter Berufung auf drei mit seinem Umfeld vertraute Personen. Unabhängig überprüfen lassen sich die Angaben nicht.
Nach Darstellung der Quellen wurde Modschtaba Chamenei bei dem Luftangriff am 28. Februar, dem ersten Tag des Krieges, auf einen Regierungskomplex im Zentrum von Teheran verletzt. Dabei sei auch sein Vater und Vorgänger Ali Chamenei getötet worden. Der 56-Jährige habe schwere Verletzungen im Gesicht sowie an den Beinen erlitten. Eine der Quellen sagte laut Reuters, er könnte sogar ein Bein verloren haben.
Trotz seines Zustands sei Modschtaba Chamenei weiterhin in Entscheidungsprozesse eingebunden und nehme per Audiokonferenz an Treffen mit hochrangigen Vertretern teil. Er gelte als geistig klar und arbeite weiter an zentralen Fragen, darunter dem Krieg und den Gesprächen mit den USA. » | Alexander Schmalz | Samstag, 11. April 2026
Irans neuer oberster Führer Modschtaba Chamenei soll bei einem Luftangriff zu Beginn des Krieges schwer verletzt und im Gesicht entstellt worden sein. Das berichtet die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters unter Berufung auf drei mit seinem Umfeld vertraute Personen. Unabhängig überprüfen lassen sich die Angaben nicht.
Nach Darstellung der Quellen wurde Modschtaba Chamenei bei dem Luftangriff am 28. Februar, dem ersten Tag des Krieges, auf einen Regierungskomplex im Zentrum von Teheran verletzt. Dabei sei auch sein Vater und Vorgänger Ali Chamenei getötet worden. Der 56-Jährige habe schwere Verletzungen im Gesicht sowie an den Beinen erlitten. Eine der Quellen sagte laut Reuters, er könnte sogar ein Bein verloren haben.
Trotz seines Zustands sei Modschtaba Chamenei weiterhin in Entscheidungsprozesse eingebunden und nehme per Audiokonferenz an Treffen mit hochrangigen Vertretern teil. Er gelte als geistig klar und arbeite weiter an zentralen Fragen, darunter dem Krieg und den Gesprächen mit den USA. » | Alexander Schmalz | Samstag, 11. April 2026
Friday, April 10, 2026
The Guardian View on Trump’s Civilisational Threats: The Words That Fuel War Must Be Condemned
THE GUARDIAN — OPINION: Military euphemisms can be deadly. Yet the brutal rhetoric of the US and Israel is proving still more lethal
“Metaphors can kill,” the linguist George Lakoff wrote in an influential essay on the Gulf war. “The use of a metaphor with a set of definitions becomes pernicious when it hides realities in a harmful way.” He described the effects of the US employment of business cost-and-benefit analogies, sporting comparisons and the fairytale of the just war with heroes and villains.
All veiled the reality of conflict. Euphemism was long the preferred choice for the US military. Spokespeople discussed “collateral damage” rather than civilian deaths and “surgical strikes”, framing destruction as both precise and part of a necessary and ultimately healing process. Donald Trump chooses naked menace instead. This week he issued a genocidal threat against Iran, having previously threatened to bomb it “back to the stone age” and destroy bridges and power plants – schools and medical facilities having already been pulverised. He said that he was “not at all” concerned about potential war crimes. » | Editorial | Friday, April 10, 2026
I condemn Donald Trump in the strongest possible terms. I also condemn the clueless Americans who put Donald Trump into office. When it comes to politics, economics, and geopolitics, Donald Trump is totally clueless. He is also a know-nothing. When did he last read a book? Has he ever read a book? As for his disgusting comments on Iran, they show us all how depraved Donald Trump is.
Iran can boast of its civilisation being more than 7,000 year old! Please remind me… What is America celebrating this year? Ah! That’s it… Its 250th anniversary! Hardly a comparison can be made between these two at all! The USA is a mere upstart when it comes to civilisation.
After those dreadful comments made by Donald Trump about the annihilation of Iran/Persia, the powers-that-be in America should start thinking about removing this dangerous man from office. For the sake of the world, and also for the sake of America. Only a person with diminished mental faculties would utter something so crass and awful about a nation and its people. — © Mark Alexander
“Metaphors can kill,” the linguist George Lakoff wrote in an influential essay on the Gulf war. “The use of a metaphor with a set of definitions becomes pernicious when it hides realities in a harmful way.” He described the effects of the US employment of business cost-and-benefit analogies, sporting comparisons and the fairytale of the just war with heroes and villains.
All veiled the reality of conflict. Euphemism was long the preferred choice for the US military. Spokespeople discussed “collateral damage” rather than civilian deaths and “surgical strikes”, framing destruction as both precise and part of a necessary and ultimately healing process. Donald Trump chooses naked menace instead. This week he issued a genocidal threat against Iran, having previously threatened to bomb it “back to the stone age” and destroy bridges and power plants – schools and medical facilities having already been pulverised. He said that he was “not at all” concerned about potential war crimes. » | Editorial | Friday, April 10, 2026
I condemn Donald Trump in the strongest possible terms. I also condemn the clueless Americans who put Donald Trump into office. When it comes to politics, economics, and geopolitics, Donald Trump is totally clueless. He is also a know-nothing. When did he last read a book? Has he ever read a book? As for his disgusting comments on Iran, they show us all how depraved Donald Trump is.
Iran can boast of its civilisation being more than 7,000 year old! Please remind me… What is America celebrating this year? Ah! That’s it… Its 250th anniversary! Hardly a comparison can be made between these two at all! The USA is a mere upstart when it comes to civilisation.
After those dreadful comments made by Donald Trump about the annihilation of Iran/Persia, the powers-that-be in America should start thinking about removing this dangerous man from office. For the sake of the world, and also for the sake of America. Only a person with diminished mental faculties would utter something so crass and awful about a nation and its people. — © Mark Alexander
Iran Will Not Back Down on Maximum Control over Strait of Hormuz Demands
Apr 10, 2026 | “They will be trying to secure confirmation of Iran’s ability, or right, to do whatever it wants in the Strait of Hormuz.”
Iran is “an extremely tough negotiator” and will likely try to secure “maximum advantage” over the Strait of Hormuz, including imposing tolls, says former British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould.
Iran is “an extremely tough negotiator” and will likely try to secure “maximum advantage” over the Strait of Hormuz, including imposing tolls, says former British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould.
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Trump Says Iran's Handling of Strait of Hormuz Is 'Not the Agreement We Have' | BBC News
Apr 10, 2026 | US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of doing a "very poor job" in handling oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz, arguing it was "not the agreement we have".
It comes as the ceasefire between the US and Iran was agreed earlier this week, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aiming to begin direct talks with Lebanon for peaceful relations.
A US State Department official confirmed it would host a meeting next week in Washington "to discuss ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel and Lebanon".
After Israeli strikes continued in Lebanon throughout Thursday, Trump said that Israel would be "scaling back" its strikes in the country to support peace talks.
It comes as the ceasefire between the US and Iran was agreed earlier this week, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aiming to begin direct talks with Lebanon for peaceful relations.
A US State Department official confirmed it would host a meeting next week in Washington "to discuss ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel and Lebanon".
After Israeli strikes continued in Lebanon throughout Thursday, Trump said that Israel would be "scaling back" its strikes in the country to support peace talks.
Trump Has Committed the Biggest Geopolitical Blunder in History | Former US Army General
Apr 9, 2026 | “Anybody who thinks we’re better off today than we were 40 days ago… is obviously delusional.”
Trump’s war in Iran has damaged the US’s relationship with its allies, pushed Iranians further into the hands of the regime, and meant that “America’s status has gone way down”, says former chief logistician for all US and Coalition forces under General Petraeus during the Iraq War, General Steven Anderson.
Trump’s war in Iran has damaged the US’s relationship with its allies, pushed Iranians further into the hands of the regime, and meant that “America’s status has gone way down”, says former chief logistician for all US and Coalition forces under General Petraeus during the Iraq War, General Steven Anderson.
Thursday, April 09, 2026
New Deadline Looms for U.S. and Iran as Truce Wavers
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation in talks this weekend.
President Trump faces new diplomatic tests as he prepares for weekend talks with Tehran amid doubts about the durability of his day-old cease-fire with Iran and the prospects for building it into a broader peace settlement.
A White House official said on Wednesday that Vice President JD Vance would lead a U.S. delegation to Pakistan for a meeting on Saturday with Iranian officials. Mr. Vance will be joined in the capital, Islamabad, by Mr. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner as they work to bridge huge political differences, some dating back decades, under a two-week clock set by the cease-fire agreement.
But even as Trump officials finalized the Saturday meeting, fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire brokered by Pakistan on Tuesday night, just ahead of Mr. Trump’s deadline for a threatened “civilization”-ending attack on Iran.
Robert Malley, who served as President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s special envoy for Iran, said the cease-fire was filled with ambiguities. The United States and Iran are already arguing over them, he said, and that will complicate the path forward.
“It’s hard to know not just where you go from here, but where you are to begin with,” he said. “The talks are starting on very weak grounds.” » | Michael Crowley | Reporting from Washington | Wednesday, April 8, 2026
With Threat to Wipe Out Iran’s Civilization, Trump’s Rhetoric Goes Beyond Bluster: The president’s violent rhetoric risks damaging his credibility as a negotiator and the country’s standing in the world. »
President Trump faces new diplomatic tests as he prepares for weekend talks with Tehran amid doubts about the durability of his day-old cease-fire with Iran and the prospects for building it into a broader peace settlement.
A White House official said on Wednesday that Vice President JD Vance would lead a U.S. delegation to Pakistan for a meeting on Saturday with Iranian officials. Mr. Vance will be joined in the capital, Islamabad, by Mr. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner as they work to bridge huge political differences, some dating back decades, under a two-week clock set by the cease-fire agreement.
But even as Trump officials finalized the Saturday meeting, fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire brokered by Pakistan on Tuesday night, just ahead of Mr. Trump’s deadline for a threatened “civilization”-ending attack on Iran.
Robert Malley, who served as President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s special envoy for Iran, said the cease-fire was filled with ambiguities. The United States and Iran are already arguing over them, he said, and that will complicate the path forward.
“It’s hard to know not just where you go from here, but where you are to begin with,” he said. “The talks are starting on very weak grounds.” » | Michael Crowley | Reporting from Washington | Wednesday, April 8, 2026
With Threat to Wipe Out Iran’s Civilization, Trump’s Rhetoric Goes Beyond Bluster: The president’s violent rhetoric risks damaging his credibility as a negotiator and the country’s standing in the world. »
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Steve Schmidt: The Real Reason Trump Backed Down
Après cinq semaines de bombardements contre l’Iran, Donald Trump crie victoire sans avoir atteint ses objectifs
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Le régime des mollahs a survécu et le casse-tête de la navigation dans le détroit d’Ormuz s’ajoute à celui du programme nucléaire iranien.
Donald Trump a réussi à trouver une issue à la guerre qu’il cherchait à arrêter depuis plusieurs semaines. En moins de vingt-quatre heures, le président américain est passé de la menace de destructions massives en Iran à un cessez-le-feu de quinze jours, puis à la proclamation de la victoire. « Une victoire totale et absolue. À 100 %. Cela ne fait aucun doute », a déclaré Trump à l’AFP dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi.
Après l’Armageddon, l’âge d’or. Trump a annoncé le début d’une ère nouvelle. « Un grand jour pour la paix mondiale ! », a-t-il écrit sur Truth Social. « L’Iran souhaite que cela se réalise, ils en ont assez ! Tout comme tout le monde d’ailleurs ! Les États-Unis d’Amérique contribueront à fluidifier le trafic dans le détroit d’Ormuz. Il y aura beaucoup d’initiatives positives ! Il y aura beaucoup d’argent à gagner ! L’Iran pourra entamer le processus de reconstruction ! Nous allons faire le plein en toutes sortes de matières premières et simplement “traîner” dans les parages pour nous assurer que tout se passe bien. Je suis convaincu que ce sera le cas. Tout comme ce que nous vivons actuellement aux États-Unis, cela pourrait bien être l’âge d’or du Moyen-Orient !!! » » | Par Adrien Jaulmes Correspondant à Washington | mercredi 8 avril 2026
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Donald Trump a réussi à trouver une issue à la guerre qu’il cherchait à arrêter depuis plusieurs semaines. En moins de vingt-quatre heures, le président américain est passé de la menace de destructions massives en Iran à un cessez-le-feu de quinze jours, puis à la proclamation de la victoire. « Une victoire totale et absolue. À 100 %. Cela ne fait aucun doute », a déclaré Trump à l’AFP dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi.
Après l’Armageddon, l’âge d’or. Trump a annoncé le début d’une ère nouvelle. « Un grand jour pour la paix mondiale ! », a-t-il écrit sur Truth Social. « L’Iran souhaite que cela se réalise, ils en ont assez ! Tout comme tout le monde d’ailleurs ! Les États-Unis d’Amérique contribueront à fluidifier le trafic dans le détroit d’Ormuz. Il y aura beaucoup d’initiatives positives ! Il y aura beaucoup d’argent à gagner ! L’Iran pourra entamer le processus de reconstruction ! Nous allons faire le plein en toutes sortes de matières premières et simplement “traîner” dans les parages pour nous assurer que tout se passe bien. Je suis convaincu que ce sera le cas. Tout comme ce que nous vivons actuellement aux États-Unis, cela pourrait bien être l’âge d’or du Moyen-Orient !!! » » | Par Adrien Jaulmes Correspondant à Washington | mercredi 8 avril 2026
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US Secretary of War Gives Official Update Following Iran War Two-week Ceasefire Announcement
Apr 8, 2026 | Iran, the United States and Israel have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The 11th-hour deal headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. But hours after the announcement, Iran and Gulf Arab countries reported new attacks Wednesday. It was not clear if the strikes would scuttle the deal.
Even before the new attacks, much about the agreement was unclear as the sides presented vastly different visions of the terms. Iran said the deal would allow it to formalize its new practice of charging ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial transit lane for oil, but the terms were not clear, nor was whether ships would feel safe using it. It also was unclear whether any other country agreed to this condition.
Pakistan, which helped to mediate the deal, and others, said fighting would pause in Lebanon, where Israel has launched a ground invasion against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. Israel said it would not, and strikes hit Beirut on Wednesday.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS updates here.
This OBJECTIONABLE dude is FULL of BULL! His brags are quite sickening; his propaganda is transparent. Even Goebbels could have learnt a thing or two about bullshitting from this guy! — © Mark Alexander
Even before the new attacks, much about the agreement was unclear as the sides presented vastly different visions of the terms. Iran said the deal would allow it to formalize its new practice of charging ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial transit lane for oil, but the terms were not clear, nor was whether ships would feel safe using it. It also was unclear whether any other country agreed to this condition.
Pakistan, which helped to mediate the deal, and others, said fighting would pause in Lebanon, where Israel has launched a ground invasion against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. Israel said it would not, and strikes hit Beirut on Wednesday.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS updates here.
This OBJECTIONABLE dude is FULL of BULL! His brags are quite sickening; his propaganda is transparent. Even Goebbels could have learnt a thing or two about bullshitting from this guy! — © Mark Alexander
Jubilation on Streets of Tehran as Iran and US Agree Two-week Ceasefire
Apr 8, 2026 | Footage from inside Iran showed crowds of people celebrating in Tehran after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, barely an hour before Donald Trump’s Wednesday deadline to obliterate the country and its infrastructure.
Iranian state media announced that the country forced the US 'to accept its 10-point plan'
Iranian state media announced that the country forced the US 'to accept its 10-point plan'
Trump Wants Iran in the Stone Age. He Sounds Like He’s from It!
Apr 8, 2026 | When Donald Trump said he wanted to return Iran “to the Stone Age”, it was a line intended to project force and intimidate.
Soumaya Ghannoushi, a writer and expert in Middle East politics, explains why Trump’s comments do not project strength, but rather a profound illiteracy of history, civilisation, and the very region he threatens to dismantle.
“Trump cannot return Iran to the Stone Age, because it has not been there for thousands of years,” Ghannoushi says.
“What he is doing instead is dragging America into one. Into an age of savagery. Into the logic of the Stone Age.”
Soumaya Ghannoushi, a writer and expert in Middle East politics, explains why Trump’s comments do not project strength, but rather a profound illiteracy of history, civilisation, and the very region he threatens to dismantle.
“Trump cannot return Iran to the Stone Age, because it has not been there for thousands of years,” Ghannoushi says.
“What he is doing instead is dragging America into one. Into an age of savagery. Into the logic of the Stone Age.”
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