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

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**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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**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trump-s-underlying-reasons-for-the-continuing-conduct-of-the-iran-war/1029050/58 "2026-04-10T16:17:29Z")

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> **Sidetrack Hidden**
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> > [@Babale](#):
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> > Hezbollah has been launching literally hundreds of rockets at Israel. Let’s face that reality.
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> > The military said Thursday evening that Hezbollah had fired some 70 rockets from Lebanon at northern Israel since the morning. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
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> In my mind, that does not justify Wednesday’s Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon resulting in at least 254 dead and hundreds more wounded.
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> Obviously, our morality differs on this. End Of Hijack.

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