NEW YORK (VINnews) — President Trump gave a hint about his current approach to the Iran issue when he retweeted conservative talk show host Mark Levin, who is calling to topple the Iranian regime and rejects the idea of a deal with them.

Levin wrote “What if we got the greatest deal ever from Iran? They’re gonna give up their nukes. They’re gonna give up their ballistic missiles. They’re gonna become boy scouts and girl scouts. No more terrorism.

That’s right. They’re gonna reject their own Islamist ideology of the seventh century that they’ve used to indoctrinate others, that they preach every single day. That’s right. Khomeini’s going to become Mahatma Gandhi and the world is gonna have peace forever. Yeah. We’ll sign that deal. Sure. We’ll sign it.

Now, why would they sign such a deal? What if it’s the greatest deal of all deals ever? Why would they sign it? You see, the problem is, ladies and gentlemen, it’s not a matter of a deal, a negotiation, or diplomacy, or playing this thing out.

Khomeini, the Islamist Nazis, have told us what they’re going to do, and they believe this is directed by God. And they have slaughtered tens of thousands of their own people in the last few weeks, over the years, in order to advance this agenda. Do you think signing a deal is going to stop anything? Do you think they’re going to honor the deal? The issue isn’t whether we negotiate. The question is why do we negotiate? The question is why do we think some deal is going to keep these people under control? It’s not.

Now it might temporarily they may pull back temporarily, exactly what North Korea did. Oh, they pulled back. They pulled back for a few years and all of a sudden, hey. Guess what? We have a few nukes. They will play this game. They look at long ball. And even if they were to pull back during the Trump presidency, that’s three more years. What about after that? What if we get a Biden or an Obama? Or what if we get some weak Republican? The only president that actually takes forceful action against Iran is President today, Donald Trump. What happens when he leaves?

Ladies and gentlemen, we cannot, as our generation, leave it to the next generation, our children and grandchildren, to deal with this. We must deal with this. Or they’ll have tens of thousands of ballistic missiles. They’ll have scores of nuclear warheads, and they will be able to reach our country. And since they’ve been willing to slaughter their own people by the tens of thousands, you better believe that they will use those nuclear warheads against our children and grandchildren. They’re weaker than ever before. They’re not gonna be this weak ever again, and they do not follow agreements.

When we pulled out of that Obama deal in 2018, they immediately began violating the deal that was still in place with Europe. Systematic breaches. Iran intentionally reduced its compliance with the agreement in a phased manner, leading to multiple ongoing violations rather than a single event. Enrichment levels. Iran increased its uranium enrichment to 60%, significantly higher than the 3.67% limit set by the agreement. Stockpile limits. By late 2019, Iran breached the 300 kilogram limit on enriched uranium, later exceeding permitted stockpiles by 30 times. Centrifuge use. Iran installed and operated advanced centrifuges prohibited by the deal. Monitoring suspensions. Since February 2021, Iran restricted the International Atomic Energy Agency of the UN from fully monitoring its nuclear facilities. Formal termination. They announced it in October 2025.

You think our envoys or somebody else’s envoys or signing an agreement is gonna change the mindset of a terrorist regime that is slaughtering its people as I speak, that is already trying to build new nukes? We signed a paper, peace in our time? No. The problem isn’t negotiations.

The problem isn’t they won’t agree to this or that, or that we can get the best deal in world history. The problem is them. The West needs to understand what we’re dealing with. For forty-seven years. I don’t know what it’s gonna take, but we need to comprehend what we’re dealing with. That regime needs to be eliminated to save our children and grandchildren from having to deal.”

In response to American calls for a strike to topple the regime, Iran announced on Monday that any attack by the United States, including limited strikes, would be considered an “act of aggression” that would trigger a response.

Iran’s Army Chief of Staff, General Amir Hatami, declared that “the enemy” is working to implement a plan described as “strategic attrition” against Iran. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for doctoral and master’s students in defense management at the army’s Command and Staff University (DAFOS), Hatami explained that the U.S. objective is to gradually weaken the Islamic regime and cause fatigue and erosion among the Iranian people, according to the Iranian news agency ISNA.

Hatami stressed that in light of current changes and developments, the responsibility placed on Iran’s military is critical. He said that over the past month the United States had attempted several times to harm the Iranian nation and regime but had failed. According to him, these failures only increase the burden now resting on the army’s shoulders.

Hatami rejected what he called the “enemies’ claims” of being invincible, describing them as “false and futile.” He cited American involvement in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq as examples of places where the enemy entered with threats but left in disgrace. In his view, modern warfare is more complex than in the past, involving “hybrid warfare” conducted across political, economic, social, military, psychological, and cognitive arenas. He warned that such warfare exposes not only the military but also families and children to threats.

Referring to internal events, Hatami claimed that the United States was attempting to carry out a kind of “coup” through unrest, based on what he described as miscalculations. He said that although the events had caused sorrow, the plot was suppressed by the Iranian people thanks to their “deep insight.” He pledged that any future conspiracy would be met with a strong and crushing response.

Hatami added that the United States is mistaken if it believes Iran is in a position of weakness. He declared that Iran has millions of soldiers prepared to sacrifice their lives, stating that the greatest honor is “falling in sanctification of God.” He said that despite the deployment of warships and threats, Iran responded with strength due to faith and the leadership of the Supreme Leader.

Hatami warned that the United States seeks to exact a price from Iran by undermining its territorial integrity, similar to other countries in the region, but said that “the Iranian people will stand firm and will not allow this plan to succeed.” He vowed that the army would defend Iran’s independence, territorial integrity, and regime “until the last breath,” expressing belief in divine victory.

During a briefing in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei addressed the possibility of American military action. Baghaei stated that from Iran’s perspective, “there is no such thing as a limited strike.” He said any act of aggression would be defined as such regardless of scope, and that every country has a natural right to self-defense.

The spokesperson emphasized that Iran would respond to any act of aggression in a “forceful” manner as part of exercising its right to defend itself. These statements reflect Tehran’s firm position that any violation of its sovereignty, even if described by the U.S. administration as limited, would lead to a decisive military response. Baghaei concluded by asserting that an act of aggression is an act of aggression, and that Iran would act resolutely against any attempt to harm its territory.