Trump Is Weighing Two Options for Iran. They’re Both Horrific.

The president might resume military strikes or maintain a blockade for months—or do both.

One side effect, it seems, of threatening to destroy an entire civilization is that subsequent, less apocalyptic attempts at intimidation fall a little flat. Case in point: Early Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself in a suit and sunglasses, holding an assault rifle, with the caption “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY.” “Iran can’t get their act together,” he wrote in the post. “They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon!”

Iran got smart, alright: Its embassy in Ghana cleverly mocked Trump on X by comparing his post to a movie flop:

🎬 RATED DJT (excessive caps use, severe instability, fake plot, no exit strategy)🍊 Rotten Oranges: 34%🎯 MAGAcritic: 47/100🎞️ IMDB (Imaginary Movie Database): 4.5/10 😴 CinemaSnore: F−"Total witch hunt." — The Hollow-wood Reporter pic.twitter.com/pU8zD7PBaY— Iran in Ghana (@IRAN_GHANA) April 29, 2026

🎬 RATED DJT (excessive caps use, severe instability, fake plot, no exit strategy)🍊 Rotten Oranges: 34%🎯 MAGAcritic: 47/100🎞️ IMDB (Imaginary Movie Database): 4.5/10 😴 CinemaSnore: F−"Total witch hunt." — The Hollow-wood Reporter pic.twitter.com/pU8zD7PBaY

But don’t be fooled by these juvenile volleys on social media, or the fact that the ceasefire is still holding. The latest reporting suggests that the war is entering a more dangerous phase. The White House is considering several options to increase........

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