Trump says that Iran has passed the deadline for negotiating a settlement and must now prepare to pay the price. That price will be paid through military force.

Iran’s military is a complete mess. Large parts of it, such as the navy and the air force, no longer even exist – they have been completely defeated. Iran is all talk and no action. The bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!! They have taken too long to negotiate an agreement that would have been fantastic for them, and now they must pay the price!!!

President DONALD J. TRUMP

The media present Iran’s threats to defeat the United States as credible. They describe the Speaker of the National Assembly as “powerful”. They have adopted the Iranian perspective. The United States believes that this bears no relation to reality.

If the United States undertakes retaliation, it will most likely do so in cooperation with Israel.

Iran has once again attacked Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. It may be that the neighbouring countries will give their support to putting Iran in its place.