President Donald Trump’s administration resumed open hostilities against Iran on Tuesday, abandoning the soon-to-expire ceasefire memorandum after declaring Iran to be in “clear violation” for attacks on commercial ships, and striking back against multiple targets.
Read more Trump’s soccer scandal poised to ‘dramatically backfire’ on MAGA loyalists: analyst
The news prompted an explosion on social media, with many of Trump’s supporters cheering the new attacks on, but others being less confident or supportive.
“Not much collective understanding of the memorandum of understanding,” wrote The Bulwark’s Sam Stein.
“Not just strikes, but powerful strikes,” wrote Rory Johntson of CommodityContext. “Not just costs, but heavy costs; And they mean business because it’s a long way from the weekend.”
“FIFA Peace Prize winner making a big move during the World Cup,” wrote Grant Stern of Occupy Democrats.
Read more Ken Paxton in legal jeopardy over crackdown on ‘illegal voting’
“This US strike on Iran is much heavier than previous retaliatory strikes over 20 explosions in [Bandar] Abbas alone,” wrote the WarMonitor account.
” Trump never had a real deal,” wrote policy consultant Adam Cochran. “He just wanted headlines for his birthday — so of course it fell apart.”
“Trump’s Iran War seems be resuming,” wrote New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. “Aside from the air strikes, the US has revoked the lifting of oil sanctions on Iran. This is more than a blip but not clear (to me at least) if we’re headed back to full war or some darker shade of the gray area inbetween.”
Read more MAGA commentator spills new details on McConnell call as rumors swirl
