# Speculation About Trump's Underlying Reasons for Bombing Iran and Other Targets **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** iran-strikes-2026\ **Created:** [March 4, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209 "2026-03-04T21:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 116
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209/116 "2026-03-23T07:24:40Z")
> [@United States and Israel are bombing Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran/1028071/1026): > > How do you think a nuclear weapon in the hands of a theocracy whose leaders regularly chant “Death to America” is going to go. Well, they don’t have any. The only reason their nuclear program was kickstarted into life again was a particular leader of another nation unilaterally withdrew from a treaty with Iran. > [@United States and Israel are bombing Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran/1028071/1026): > > The time to topple Iran from within is now. There will never be another chance like this in the foreseeable future. There doesn’t seem to be any chance of toppling Iran from within now. > [@Magiver](#): > > It is a religious war. Nope. It’s not even close to one. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-about-trumps-underlying-reasons-for-bombing-iran-and-other-targets/1028209)._