“We will destroy you,” those are the defiant words used by the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, who in a recent speech, threatened to destroy the United States and its Middle Eastern allies.
Speaking to tens of thousands of people holding signs with anti-U.S. slogans in Tehran’s Revolution Square, Gen. Hossein Salami accused the U.S., Britain, Saudi Arabia and Israel, of instigating the violent protests that erupted earlier this month after the announcement of massive fuel price hikes.
“We have shown restraint. … We have shown patience toward the hostile moves of America, the Zionist regime (Israel) and Saudi Arabia against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said. “If you cross our red line, we will destroy you. We will not leave any move unanswered.”
The protests against the fuel price hikes and a concurrent slash in government subsidies have further divided many Iranians and their religious regime. The country has seen an economic decline since the U.S. restored sanctions after withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated during the Obama administration.
Many have complained of the inability to obtain jobs, travel abroad and soaring food prices and astronomical rises in the cost of living. Some Iranians have seen their once middle-class lifestyle reduced to day-to-day struggles to stay afloat.
At least 143 people have been killed since Nov. 15, according to Amnesty International. The human rights group accused Iranian security forces of using firearms against unarmed protesters from rooftops and helicopters.
“The rising death toll is an alarming indication of just how ruthless the treatment of unarmed protesters has been by the Iranian authorities and reveals their appalling assault on human life,” said Philip Luther, Amnesty’s research and advocacy director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Some demonstrators have accused the government of torturing those who’ve been arrested and detained.
Iran cut off Internet access for several days to quell the unrest, making it difficult for groups to ascertain the extent of the violence on the ground. Authorities said banks and government offices have been set on fire and more than 1,000 people have been arrested.
Protesters are outraged by the way President Hassan Rouhani’s administration handled the fuel price hike. Despite the more than 50% hike in prices, gas in Iran remains some of the cheapest in the world, with the hike bringing it to about the equivalent of 50 cents per gallon, up from what was about 20 cents.
The Iranian president promised that the hike in fuel prices would be used to fund new subsidies for poor families, none of which has yet to come to fruition.
As for Gen. Hossein Salami’s threats to the US and our allies – they are nothing but a bunch of baloney!
30 Comments
Shelia
Yeah right, la la la yadda yadda. Got news for you evil. NO weapon formed against God’s Peoples prospers! Your silly nonsense words fell to the ground void! Ha!
Marvin
Bring it on!!!
Craig Michael Vandertie
I was going to laugh about Salami’s claim, but considering all those we have living here who by law should not be here in the first place https://comunistmanifesto101.blogspot.com/2015/11/islam-by-law-is-prohibited-from-us.html?m=1 it may be correct.
Walt Thatcher
NUKE ENTIRE IRAN AND SHOW THEM JUST HOW STUPID THEY ARE TO GO AGAINST ISRAEL, GB, SAUDIA ARABIA AND THE US ALLIES. THEY THINK THEY ARE BIG STUFF AND ARE PROMOTING A WAR, FOLKS THIS TIME IT WOULD BE LIKE ARMAGADEN AND IRAN TURNED INTO SAND.
rmerion
We finally have a President who took action against this rouge nation! Carter lacked balls & Obama served his brothers with a large cash deal without approval of congress.- now we know how Obama made $14.8 million to buy his new beach house! Once this phony impeachment is resolved we’ll see a real leader in action.
Bonnie
Probably BS but never hurts for US to be vigilant.
Henry
It is time that we start shooting their missiles down to contain them. That will them and NK keep them quiet.
Just a Peon
Simple Solutions: We send Bella-Pelosi, Chucky the Schummer, and Eraser Head over there to take them down and show the rest of the word all about their ability to find solutions to any
political problem. Within minutes all three will have these Iranians Impeached and harassed
to the point they will surrender. And we don’t even have to waste money getting them there because Bella can use her broomstick, Chuckie will walk on water and smile himself there,and Schiff can fart himself across continents tall buildings, and oceans.
Gee I guess Obama’s ransom payments weren’t enough to feed the beast ! Naturally we need to take them seriously and if we have any secret weapons anymore that someone hasn’t revealed to our enemies for fame and fortune – I hope that we can create a huge surprise for the Iranian leadership. Unfortunately it’s always the people who get caught in the middle. We need to make it clear the we are targeting leaders – personally !
BwaHa
Destroy us?! Yeah, like Sadam Hussein, Adolph Hitler and “Oh So Many More” said they’d do.
Can we just get this over with already?! Please! I’m getting older by the day and I want to see peace before I leave life here on earth and move to the next level, wherever that might be. Either way, it ain’t going to happen with all of this empty sabre rattling. So Salami, et. al. bring it on in earnest or STFU and leave us out of your ramblings!
I’m tired of waiting for a reason to participate in the “kick arse on y’all” extravaganza you keep screeching about.
Jean O'Leary
That Iranian commander needs to carefully watch what he says. In my opinion he is nothing but a bag of wind.
Douglas Urschel
Hey tubin-head: Too bad your desert sand isn’t producing anything but your citizens’s blood, Your nation doesn’t produce anything except sand and more sand. Tip: Don’t ever threaten the USA, because the next threat might be your last.
LONE WOLF
I hope that if we have to use armed forces against Iran, we take out North Korea at the same time.
jadams957@comcast.net
Salami’s hollow threats suck. him and WHOSE army. mount up ass hole, you are mouthing off to the wrong group this time.
Virginia Boehne
We Need To Secure Our Border & Stop Unknown Persons From Over 50 Countries Trying To Enter Our Country Illegally ! Trump Is 100 % Right
Bud Grounds
The Commander of the Revolutionary Guard must think they can’t be overwhelmed
by the might of the military forces of the U.S. alone. He is certainly bluffing because he
should know better and the conflict will not last very long if it happens.
Lindita Rustem Macuku
Salami is an palestinian terrorist hiding behind everything and every country Nazis wasn’t strong But, Nazis propaganda had been strong Than all of us know the bad end of the Nazi The cousins of the Salami Bad seed!
wayne1866@mail.com
HA IRAN DON’T BLINK OR YOU WILL MISS IT . THAT HOW FAST IT GOING TO HAPPEN . SO I WOULD JUST SIT DOWN WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAS TO SAY AND WE SHOULD LISTEN TO WHAT IRAN HAS TO SAY AND JUST THEN THE TWO COUNTRY CAN SEE IF THEY COULD LIVE IN PEACE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
jonilg@yahoo.com
USA needs to drop a nuke on Iran, asap! It’s time to show the world just what we are made of….not wimps but people with real grit. Iran has been nothing but trouble to the world. as well as China and Russia have been. Since Obama did nothing but buy Iran, it’s good to have a president that will act when we are in danger. I think we should send Pelosi, Nadler, Schumer and Shift to Iran. With ALL their great knowledge they should be able to save the world…LOL. All the illegal immigrants should be sent over the wall where Pelosi lives. I’m a democrat and until the Dems have someone worth voting for…I will be voting for Trump. Democrats have disgraced their own party. GO TRUMP!!!!
ron
they will not attack us out front rather they will use sleeper cells that have been in place in the US and other countries for many years just waiting for the order to go. These are the ones that are difficult to contain.
suziwarren@aol.com
Grandstanding…big words from a little man from a little country and no way to follow through on his hysterical threats..
Guess he wants to go join his master in the graveyard !0
Gary Stolting
Douglas Urschel please they do not wear turbans they are sheets so remember that they are little sheet heads. But please watch the spelling. An i fits.
Steveschaefer
Ragghead Mtr Fkrs!!!
Jo Rodrigues
Iran must be sniffing the oil fields or have a death wish, playing games with USA. President Trump will make a parking lot where Iran sits today , those poor innocent civilians need to be sent to a safe place if possible , the only targets we have , are the Regime with loud mouth and empty mouths. Actually , i think their President, revolutionary guards, commanders and the entire Regime miss their buddies therefore , have death wish.
Gary
Salami…..you saw what happened to that last, evil, communist talking head of yours….kaaaa- boooom!!!!!!
Nite nite termite……hope those 1000 virgins shaved their legs for your entry!!!
You don’t think there’s a drone target on your bed?
Have a nice trip…….
Oh yeh,…..are you running a little low on cheap talking wanna be leaders yet????
greybear
We can’t just blow up Iran there is to many innocent and decent people there that’s why we have’nt bomb them back into the stone age. Of course we can take out their leaders and certain groups of their military without ever leaving the U.S. As far as his threat goes as the bad guy in die hard movie I believe said you can’t even give me a parking ticket ! The sanctions are working that’s what he U.S. needs to do but Iran better worry about threatening Israel over and over if Israel wanted it could take out Iran easily something Iran could not do to Israel.
Jeffrey Simmons
These Iranian Idiots have to know the reality of what could happen to them one U.S. submarine could basically destroy the world the firepower carried by U.S missile submarines is unreal and if we just wanted to give them a wake up call Some B52 bombers could fly far from Iran and launch some conventional cruise missiles each Buff can carry 20 and they could launch out of range of Iranian Air Defense and target oil facilities and command and control and tell the Iranians we were just playing and next time we will be serious
JOHN
Hit them with everything we have at the first sign of their aggression towards the USA or Israel.
ANG
KEEP DREAMING FOOL , WATCH WHO YOU MESS WITH , USA WILL BLAST U INTO SPACE ALL OF YOU
Woodrow Lee
Trump is doing a pretty good job at destroying us.
Denise
Our Country could simply flatten Iran. The people in Iran don’t deserve leaders such as they have. That said, our Country would have to do whatever if Iran tries anything!!
Please think about taking articles about Harry and the utter narcissist Megan. They need to know that none of us care about their issues. They made their bed!!!!!