‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Threatens Iran With AI Image of Himself Holding a Gun

 

The post comes amid reports that the US is considering restarting the bombing campaign

by Dave DeCamp | April 29, 2026 at 1:03 pm ET

President Trump on Wednesday issued a threat to Iran by posting an AI image of himself holding a gun, which comes amid reports that he is considering restarting the bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic.

“Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon! President DJT,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

Also on Wednesday, Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a “short and powerful” wave of airstrikes against Iran to break the deadlock in negotiations, but any US strikes would almost certainly plunge the region back into a full-blown war.

The AI image posted by President Trump

Sources told Axios that there hasn’t yet been a decision by Trump to restart the bombing, but he appeared to confirm a report from The Wall Street Journal that said he told aides to prepare for a long-term blockade on Iran, which will continue to exacerbate the global economic crisis caused by the war.

“The blockade is somewhat more effective than the bombing. They are choking like a stuffed pig. And it is going to be worse for them. They can’t have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told Axios.

“They want to settle. They don’t want me to keep the blockade. I don’t want to [lift the blockade], because I don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon,” the president added.

While framing his aggression against Iran as related to the possibility of the country obtaining nukes, there was no evidence either before the June 2025 war or the current conflict that Iran was pursuing a nuclear bomb.

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