Iran Makes Veiled Threat to Trump: ‘Be Careful Not To Get Eliminated’

https://time.com/article/2026/03/10/iran-trump-Larijani-hormuz/

50 Comments

  1. Geopolitics used to be chess. Now it’s just two people flipping the board and eating the pieces.

  2. It is sort of crazy how many leaders currently in power could be six feet under and would not shed a tear. Times have definitely gotten bad.

  3. Wouldn’t it be ironic if each nation killed the other’s leader while the citizens all celebrate and then declare peace?

  4. BeerorCoffee on

    Also, if you have any of those Epstein files or videos incriminating Trump, we would be sooooo upset if you released them.

  5. notabarcode128535743 on

    If Trump joins khamenei, we could finally name some gas station toilets after him and get on with our lives.

  6. philip_laureano on

    I doubt that Iran can do any better than the redneck on that rooftop at the Trump rally in 2024. And to paraphrase Mark Twain, I wouldn’t wish death on anyone, but I sure would cackle if I heard about it.

    His ultimate assassins will be high cholesterol, high blood pressure and obesity, and the Epstein files.

  7. “Iran sends cryptic message to Trump: ‘we will murder you'” what could this mean?

  8. thebarkbarkwoof on

    They could never carry it out. He’s so well protected. They would even get nowhere near Magalardo. Sure, it’s less secure than the Whitehouse, but there are Secret Service Agents all around the property.

  9. FeelingPixely on

    Can’t remember the last time a sitting US president was directly threatened like this. It must be because of all the strength /s

  10. Leading-Score9547 on

    He’s just pointing out that the US has a chance to get eliminated in the WBC if Mexico wins tomorrow

  11. For some reason, going directly for country leaders (even IF they’re calling shots for their militaries) is a war crime, but I think a lot of wars would be more quickly solved AND PREVENTED if the leaders were priority #1 via ICBMs and the like instead of wasting soldier’s lives for whatever rich people are squabbling over.

    Edit: Apparently I fucked up; leaders CAN be targeted if they’re truly leading/calling the shots for their military.

    Coulda sworn I read otherwise not even a couple weeks ago.

    Anyway, here’s the DoD quote:

    > Leaders. Military leaders are subject to attack on the same basis as other members
    of the armed forces. Similarly, leaders of non-State armed groups are also subject to attack on
    the same basis as other members of the group. There is no objection to making a specific enemy
    leader who is a combatant the object of attack.
    >
    > Leaders who are not members of an armed force or armed group (including heads of
    State, civilian officials, and political leaders) may be made the object of attack if their
    responsibilities include the operational command or control of the armed forces. For example, as
    the commander-in-chief of the U.S. armed forces, the President would be a legitimate target in
    wartime, as would, for example, the Prime Minister of a constitutional monarchy. In contrast,
    the reigning monarch of a constitutional monarchy with an essentially ceremonial role in State
    affairs may not be made the object of attack.
    In addition to leaders who have a role in the operational chain of command, leaders
    taking a direct part in hostilities may also be made the object of attack.
    >
    > Planning or
    authorizing a combat operation is an example of taking a direct part in hostilities.
    >
    > As a matter of practice, attacks on the national leadership of an enemy State have often
    been avoided on the basis of comity and to help ensure that authorities exist with which peace negotiations can be made.

  12. *Sigh*
    I’m not allowed to share how I feel, lest this site nukes my account, my house and my cats from orbit.
    So, I suppose I’ll just say “That’d be a Shame.”
    Free speech is dead, people.

  13. Lord, I have seen what you have done for others, and I only ask you do the same for me.

  14. Honestly, under the circumstances, I think it’s fair. I’m Team USA all the way, but come on. That’s just how war works. We kill them, they kill us.

  15. I’m not worried about that.

    The man has miraculous healing powers. Part of his ear was blown off, and voila—it healed so well that you can’t see any deformation, scarring, or anything like that—as if nothing had ever happened….

  16. BumblebeeDry5789 on

    Iran have to acquire the Trump-Epstein files at all costs and reveal to the world who Trump really is. That is the only option left for their survival.