The question that has been on everyone’s mind since the assassination of top Iranian general Soleimani is this: how will Iran exact their revenge? A top advisor to Iranian president Rouhani has stated that Iran’s quarrel is with Trump, not the American people:
“We have ZERO problems with the American people. We even achieved deals with previous US administrations. Our sole problem is Trump. In the event of war, it is he who will bear full responsibility.”
That should terrify Trump, because it hints at retaliation on a personal level. When, in 1988, the USS Vicennes accidentally shot down an Iranian airliner, killing all 290 on board, Iranian agents targeted the captain of the naval ship, planting a pipe bomb beneath his car in San Diego. It was being driven by his wife at the time that it was detonated, and she narrowly escaped death.
Maybe Iran will attack Trump’s properties throughout the world. But it’s more likely that it will be something much more devastating to Trump personally. Iran has no way of waging a successful war again the United States, but it could carry out silent assassination campaigns within US borders.
Did it cross Trump’s mind that ordering the murder of Soleimani could endanger his wife, children, or himself? It’s tragic to think that Trump, someone utterly hypnotized by his own ego, believes himself to be completely immune to the consequences of his actions.
