D-DAY TODAY FOR TRUMP, AMERICA ON LATEST THREAT TO IRAN
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY APRIL 6, 2026) — Will President Trump once again be all bluster, or will he stick to his thrice-delayed “absolute deadline” and hit Iran’s power grid and bring decimation?
THE PLANET will have you recall that nine days ago at 8 p.m. EST, Trump announced a 10-day moratorium on raining utter devastation on a country that has more resilience than Freddy Kreuger. On Easter Sunday, Trump changes the deadline for the third time. He gave Iran 48 hours to open the Straight of Hormuz and disarm. That brings us to Tuesday, 8 p.m. to see if it’s “I Ran” with the ayatollahs calling the president’s bluff or if Trump will put Iran, as he bragged, “in living Hell.”
Be careful what you wish for, Mr. President, because, as you even admit, Iran has taken a severe beating, and it’s resistance has only intensified.
From AP, quoting Trump on Truth Social:
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“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” Trump wrote . “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
Iran responded with defiance Sunday. Mizan, an outlet affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, said Trump’s expletive-laden post had insulted Iranians with “vile” language, adding that “Iran’s steadfastness and resistance have driven Trump to the brink of madness.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally, backed the president’s ultimatum. “He is deadly serious when it comes to his ultimatum to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face a massive military response against vital infrastructure,” Graham wrote on X. “To say the window on diplomacy is closing would be an understatement.”
In a phone call with Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst on Sunday, Trump said he is considering “blowing everything up and taking over the oil” if Iran does not act quickly. He expressed optimism that a deal could come as soon as Monday, saying negotiators on the Iranian side had been granted amnesty to continue talks.
Later, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump went further. “If they don’t come through, if they want to keep it closed, they’re going to lose every power plant and every other plant they have in the whole country,” he said. “If they don’t do something by Tuesday evening, they won’t have any power plants and they won’t have any bridges standing.”
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Even if Trump follows through, it’s hard to see how America’s uptick in incendiary actions will change much in the long run. Iran has a governmental-military hierarchy with a “deep bench.” Replacement leaders with the same theocratic philosophy will in time simply rebuild the infrastructure with the help of Russia, China, North Korea, and others, and the country will be rearmed stronger than ever, perhaps with nukes.
THE PLANET asks: Why should Iran cave to the demand to reopen the Straight of Hormuz? It’s their main trump card.
Fact is, America and Israel cut off promising negotiations to start this war. Iran’s legitimate defensive action has the moral high ground. If the United States truly wants to make progress in the Middle East, perhaps it should stage regime. change — in Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu has painted his own country black by breeding consensus to genocide.
Forget Iran. Maybe it’s time to hold Israel to accounts.
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April 05, 2026
Re: Iran’s extremist regime
Hello blogger Dan Valenti,
How can you, blogger Dan Valenti, write that Trump is extreme and incendiary in his War against Iran when we have all experienced many Iran-backed terrorist attacks, especially the October 07th 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel (the worst mass killings of Jews since the Holocaust), and also, the (Saudi-extremist based) September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks in our country, the U.S.A.?
Iran’s extremist regime wants us all dead by any military means, including would-be use(s) of future nuclear weapons. Iran’s extremist regime openly says that they want to destroy Israel forever.
Over 100 years ago, an extremist, violent and racist Nazi Party leader name Adolf Hitler in Germany published books and made disturbing speeches publicly saying everything that he was going to do as Germany’s EVIL dictator. Why didn’t anyone STOP Hitler before his rise to political power?
Over 100 years later, in the Spring 2026, Trump is waging a WAR against Iran’s extremist regime to put an end to Iran’s extremist regime before they obtain nuclear weapons.
What would we say if Iran’s extremist regime put forth another October 07th or September 11th terrorist attack(s) with nuclear weapons?
The ANSWER is the same thing that we say when we ask why nobody stopped Hitler over 100 years ago before his rise to political power.
Did Iran? …. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres
Even several innocent children were killed in Iran’s largest massacres of Iranian protesters in modern history. Iran’s extremist regime executed MASS KILLINGS of its own people in 2026 prior to the 02/28/2026 start of Trump’s War against Iran. Tens of thousands of innocent people in Iran were tragically killed by Iran’s EVIL extremist regime. They even allegedly used CHEMICAL WEAPONS against their own people in Iran.
How could any rational person write that Iran holds the HIGH GROUND against U.S. President Donald Trump?
Best wishes,
Jon Melle
“Basically, we’re fucked” is the emotional translation.
The more accurate version is this: we’re watching a situation where people in power are acting like they’re holding all the cards… while the other side quietly proves they don’t.
That’s how things spiral. Not in one dramatic moment, but in a series of misreads, overconfidence, and decisions made for optics instead of outcomes.
So no, not doomed.
But definitely not in control.
Did The View or the Clinton News Network (CNN) tell you that?
Why does TDS make you democRATS anti-American?
I don’t remember this outrage or “we’re fucked” attitude when Autopen (Barry Obama) left billions of dollars worth of military grade weapons in the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle/humiliation.
but you will remember it tTHIS time. This is the real deal and trump walked us straight into the fire..(he will be fine though so don’t panic bout that) and his kids ain’t puttin on any uniforms or doing any pushups
People seem forget what these religious fanatics are capable of and they are not going away. Only a fool, would not see that radical Islamist is a clear and present danger. Look what they did with just airliners on 911. Murdered thousands of innocence. If the Mullah’s had or get Nukes, they will most assuredly use them on us.Remember “What have we done that made them do this to us?” after 9/11?
Yeah and there were very few casualties on our bases being bombed. Can you say tooth ferry. Buffoon.
In the end it won’t make any difference how much evidence or proof there is that Iran was still intent on developing Nuclear Weapons .The people who had condemned Trump for acting against Iran will never under any circumstances believe the evidence because it wouldn’t fit their narrative. I believe it all comes down to how people are willing to define what is an Imminent Threat. It reminds me of Clinton trying to define what ‘is is’. To some people there was not now nor will there ever be an Imminent Threat. Those people will always believe that the Israel forced Trump to
attack Iran!
Hegisth (whatever} gave a speech to the troops..THIS WAR IS FOR JESUS, he told them..perhaps forgetting that probably half the troops do not worship Jesus and do not want to die for him,,,there is a slow but sure rebellion and recruitment is down to almost ZERO…The draft is going to be reinstituted the DAY AFTER the election…guaranteed….if we still have a country
Our country deserves better than Chuck Schumer and his far left policies that’s for sure. China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have formed this close relationship that started during the Biden administration. Biden was funding Ukraine’s military and that pushed these countries together. I do remember Russia saying, “Maybe we should just give Iran a nuke” after Trump attacked Iran’s nuclear sites the first time. Russia’s remark was of course in response to Biden supplying Ukraine with weapons against Russia. I think this war with Iran has as much to do with showing Russia, China, and North Korea that we shouldn’t be messed with as it does with taking away Iran’s nuclear threat. These four countries working together form a significant threat to the United States and the world. We can’t just look the other way and ignore the political alliances that have been forming.
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and why are you concerned about other countries relations Pat? Trump!aghast ran on economy and no wars? Currently inflation and everything else has skyrocketed contrary to your leaders promises. He even f up Ice.
Iran is not going to make any Deals with us. That’s my last thought. It’s going to get worse especially for Netenyahoo and his band of terrorists.
Woww!!! Could you possibly get more out in left field? Are you aboard the Artemis circling the moon right now Pat? You do know that trump is president and in charge of EVERYTHING right?
Trumps has pushed back more deadlines than Billy Hearst. Destroy them and get done with it. Iran is not giving you what you want. Oil.