# Speculation About Trump’s Underlying Reasons for the Continuing Conduct of the Iran War

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** iran-strikes-2026\
**Created:** [April 5, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trump-s-underlying-reasons-for-the-continuing-conduct-of-the-iran-war/1029050 "2026-04-05T18:21:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trump-s-underlying-reasons-for-the-continuing-conduct-of-the-iran-war/1029050/46 "2026-04-09T03:54:53Z")

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**Moderating:**

Giving the thread a _brief_ pause, as we’re getting a bit bogged down what Trump said and what Trump implied. More focus please on Trump’s reasons (the topic) for continuing the conflict (or not).

Slightly more seriously, a few posts here are far to close to attacking the Poster, not the post. Thus the short time out.

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There’s an existing thread about the potential consequences for the USA going Nuclear that may also be worth noting:

> [@Speculation: USA goes Nuclear in Iran - Reactions and Consequences (spun off from general Iran consequences thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-usa-goes-nuclear-in-iran-reactions-and-consequences-spun-off-from-general-iran-consequences-thread/1029078/37):
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> This is where I think some back-channel communication needs to be had (on the quiet), that outlines the economic destruction that former allies are willing to take if this unthinkable happens. Crashing the bond market is just one thing. There are many other economic levers that can be used against the US. Sure it will cause a huge amount of harm to those allies. But it needs to be made clear that this is something they are honestly willing to tolerate, and they’re not joking around.

No warnings issued, but again, keep the focus on attacking the arguments, not any _poster_ in P&E - you know where the Pit is. The thread will reopen shortly.

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