The Iranians have been planning for decades to respond to a U.S.-Israeli war of aggression against the country, so Tehran focused its energy on asymmetric warfare that included warehouses filled with drones, and missile cities buried deep beneath rock that are essentially impenetrable, even with the heaviest bombs.
Category: THE IRAN WAR – Jun 16 2026
TRUMP SAYS HE WANTS TO STEAL IRAN’S OIL, LIKE HE STOLE VENEZUELA’S CRUDE
President Donald Trump said in an interview on Thursday that his true goal in his war with Iran has always been to seize the country’s strategic Kharg Island so he could steal oil, but he admitted in an interview that he did not believe that Americans have the stomach for the undertaking.
TOP IRANIAN GENERAL CALLS OUT THE U.S. FOR SPEAKING OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF ITS MOUTH
Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, called out the Trump administration for contradicting itself throughout the war shortly after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. was going to “hit Iran VERY HARD TONIGHT.”
NETANYAHU TRIES HIS BEST TO BULLSHIT THE ISRAELI PUBLIC THAT HE ACHIEVED HIS ‘TOTAL VICTORY’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried his best last week to spin the U.S.-Israeli defeat in Iran as a victory, just as President Donald Trump told Tel Aviv to hold off on future strikes so as not to interfere with peace talks.
IRAN’S TOP DIPLOMAT: NO PEACE DEAL WITHOUT IDF WITHDRAWAL FROM LEBANON
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, said Friday that there will be no peace deal with the United States if it does not include the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, which has been one of the key sticking points of the negotiations.
TRUMP: IRAN IS PLAYING THE U.S.
Trump told reporters at the White House last week that Tehran has been “playing us for suckers” during the negotiations and vowed to continue hitting the country hard.
IRAN IS STRONGER, MORE PREPARED THAN EVER: IRGC
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement last week that its military capabilities are stronger now than they were before Israel and the U.S. launched their illegal war of aggression on 28 February under the auspices of denying Iran a nuclear weapon.
SOME IRANIANS CALL CEASEFIRE DEAL WITH THE U.S. CAPITULATION
Some Iranians spoke out against the ceasefire reached with the United States on Sunday because they said the deal is too accommodating for Washington and failed to deliver, despite Tehran having the strategic initiative.
KATZ: ISRAEL WILL NOT WITHDRAW FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON
Israel Katz, the Israeli Defense Minister, said in a statement Monday that he will not be withdrawing his forces from southern Lebanon, despite the newly announced ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran that calls for the troops to be pulled back.
IRAN WAR WILL NOT END WITHOUT ISRAEL ENDING ATTACKS ON LEBANON
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s top diplomat, said Tuesday that the ceasefire deal between the United States and Tehran hinges on whether Israel continues to attack Lebanon because that war has become “connected to the war with Iran, and the two fronts became intertwined and dependent on one another.”









