Iran Wants Trump Eliminated — He Just Told Them Exactly What Happens If They Succeed

The succession question is worth acknowledging plainly: if the unthinkable happened, the decision on what “levels they’ve never seen” actually means would fall to Vice President JD Vance. Pre-written instructions carry moral and political weight, but the Commander-in-Chief in that scenario makes the final call. Vance has been consistent on Iran throughout this conflict. Nobody should assume he would be more restrained than Trump.

Meanwhile, the security implications are real and not theoretical. Four years of Biden’s open border policy created a window for Iranian operatives to enter this country. The president’s last-minute switch from the new Air Force One to the existing aircraft at NATO is being read by many observers as a direct response to credible threat intelligence — and that reading is probably correct.

Iran is calling. Iran is begging for a deal. And Iran is simultaneously hanging assassination threat banners at its Supreme Leader’s funeral.

Only one of those things is new. The threats have been there for six years:

He’s right. But now, Trump is making sure Tehran understands the math hasn’t changed. If anything, it’s gotten considerably worse for them.

They should believe him. Three attempts in, he’s still here. The same cannot be said for Soleimani.