Trump Issues Stark Warning to Iran: 'We Can Blow Them Up Nicely or Viciously'

[TedG]

19 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Oh yeah. 

The IMF projects that 2024 will be the third consecutive year where Iran’s GDP outpaces that of the US, with Iranian national income expected to grow 12.1% between 2022-2024 compared to 6.1% in the US.  

 

Tehran has also seen record-high non-oil exports year after year during Biden’s presidency, with IMF figures showing Iran’s export of electricity and techno-engineering services surging from $67 billion in 2020 to $120 billion in 2023.

 

Recent figures by watchdog United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) found that since 2021, Iran sold a record $90 billion worth of US-sanctioned oil to countries like China and India. 

 

Without proper investments, the Iranian economy may not collapse in the way that the sanctions proponents desire, but it will be deprived of its full potential,” said Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. 

 

Parsi added that sanctions typically impose maximum pain immediately after their imposition, “but after a while, the target economy adjusts and finds a new equilibrium. Iran has not been an exception.”

 

https://nypost.com/2024/06/29/world-news/how-iran-is-growing-rich-as-a-pariah-nation/

 

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-rulers-caught-between-trumps-crackdown-fragile-economy-2025-03-14/

[newnative]

Pity Trump is not actually "Former President Trump" at this time.  

[spidermike007]

51 minutes ago, newnative said:

Pity Trump is not actually "Former President Trump" at this time.  

He will be. Not soon enough. He might not even make it through the entire 4 years. 

[Cameroni]

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The IMF projects that 2024 will be the third consecutive year where Iran’s GDP outpaces that of the US, with Iranian national income expected to grow 12.1% between 2022-2024 compared to 6.1% in the US.  

 

In terms of nominal GDP, the United States has a significantly larger economy than Iran. In 2025, the US GDP is estimated at $30.507 trillion, while Iran's is $463.747 billion. This means the US economy is roughly 66 times larger than Iran's in nominal terms. 

 

So between the US and Iran, it is Iran that has the deep pockets?

 

[thaipo7]

16 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Attack Iran at your own peril, Donnie. We could be looking at a protracted 20-year war, with a nation which has deep pockets, and one of the most talented hacking crews in the world. Not to mention multiple proxy terror groups, which could rain down a horror show on US soil. 

 

For a goon who promised no new wars, he sure talks a tough game. I wonder how he would behave if he was faced with actual danger. And let's not even discuss the supposed "assassination attempt", with the super fast healing miracle ear. 

NO  spidermike.  We should let them build a large nuclear inventory with ballistic missiles than can deliver them to the US.  After all, shouting "Death to America" means nothing.  They only need nuclear grade material to run their nuclear power plants for electricity.  No need to use the oil they have.  Guess what ?  All countries built their power plants 350 feet underground right.  You Leftist are not very smart, are you?  Like I had to ask.

[Suetape]

And Tehran once was such a wonderful place to live...

[spidermike007]

3 hours ago, thaipo7 said:

NO  spidermike.  We should let them build a large nuclear inventory with ballistic missiles than can deliver them to the US.  After all, shouting "Death to America" means nothing.  They only need nuclear grade material to run their nuclear power plants for electricity.  No need to use the oil they have.  Guess what ?  All countries built their power plants 350 feet underground right.  You Leftist are not very smart, are you?  Like I had to ask.

 

3 hours ago, thaipo7 said:

NO  spidermike.  We should let them build a large nuclear inventory with ballistic missiles than can deliver them to the US.  After all, shouting "Death to America" means nothing.  They only need nuclear grade material to run their nuclear power plants for electricity.  No need to use the oil they have.  Guess what ?  All countries built their power plants 350 feet underground right.  You Leftist are not very smart, are you?  Like I had to ask.

We should let Israel do all the dirty work. Their leaders seem to truly enjoy it.