{"id":53509,"date":"2026-03-04T12:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=53509"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:53","slug":"53509","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=53509","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>YIKES!!! US commanders tell troops Trump &#8216;anointed by Jesus&#8217; to start Iran war sparking hundreds of complaints<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53510\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12.19.37-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12.19.37-PM.png 649w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-at-12.19.37-PM-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1715838\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715838.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2264384796.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715838.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2264384796.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715838.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2264384796.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715838.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2264384796.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"US COMMANDERS\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageCountLabel_view-images-label__pxKau\" data-testid=\"image-count-label\">\n<div class=\"Tag_label__s0LCV label--section-color \" data-testid=\"label\"><span class=\"Tag_text__ED20G\" data-testid=\"label-text\">View 3 Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" aria-label=\"U.S. commanders told troops Trump was 'anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon'\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">U.S. commanders told troops Trump was &#8216;anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">A damning new report found that evangelical Christian fundamentalism is underpinning U.S. military action in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">U.S. President\u00a0<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-label=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0announced Saturday that the U.S. and\u00a0<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/israel\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-label=\"\">Israel\u00a0<\/a>launched a joint operation and struck Iran overnight, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, among dozens of others across the region. The attack was launched amid Iranian nuclear negotiations and weeks of civil unrest in Iran due to economic turmoil. After the initial attack, Trump said &#8220;heavy and pinpoint bombing&#8221; would continue &#8220;uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!&#8221; while calling for regime change in the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">The operation comes less than a year after Trump ordered strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025 during the 12-Day war between Iran and Israel, during which the president claimed to have obliterated Iran&#8217;s nuclear capabilities. It comes after a\u00a0<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/world-news\/chilling-map-reveals-12-safest-1712156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" aria-label=\"chilling map emerged revealing the 12 safest places to find refuge if WW3Link opens in a new tab.\">chilling map emerged revealing the 12 safest places to find refuge if WW3<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/world-news\/chilling-map-reveals-12-safest-1712156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow noopener\" aria-label=\"eruptsLink opens in a new tab.\">erupts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">Details about the operation have been sparse as the president repeatedly refused to speak to reporters following the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">He\u00a0<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/03\/01\/world\/iran-attack-khamenei-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" aria-label=\"told The New York TimesLink opens in a new tab.\">told The New York Times<\/a>\u00a0that he ordered U.S. troops to continue attacking Iran for &#8220;four to five weeks,&#8221; without providing details of his plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">However, a fresh report found that hundreds of U.S. troops across dozens of units and installations have submitted complaints to the non-profit watchdog, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), since the attack about combat unit commanders providing Christian reasoning for the war, during which at least four U.S. troops have already been killed, independent journalist Jonathan Larsen\u00a0<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/jonathanlarsen.substack.com\/p\/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" aria-label=\"reports on SubstackLink opens in a new tab.\">reports on Substack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"BoxStyles_box-container__Qk3WH BoxStyles_non-commercial__aiWwo undefined\" data-testid=\"non-commercial-1\" data-position=\"6\">\n<div class=\"NewsletterSignup_container__UINqe\" data-testid=\"newsletter-signup-inline\" data-tmdatatrack=\"non-content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"house\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"newsletter\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"5\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<p class=\"NewsletterSignup_disclaimer__jYMdB\">You agree you are 18 or over. 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Unsubscribe at any time.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/privacy-notice\/\">More info<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1715827\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1715827\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715827.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2263662126.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715827.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2263662126.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715827.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2263662126.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715827.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2263662126.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Iran\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageCountLabel_view-images-label__pxKau\" data-testid=\"image-count-label\">\n<div class=\"Tag_label__s0LCV label--section-color \" data-testid=\"label\"><span class=\"Tag_text__ED20G\" data-testid=\"label-text\">View 3 Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" aria-label=\"Smoke rises from the area after it was targeted in attacks as a series of explosions are heard in Tehran\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Smoke rises from the area after it was targeted in attacks as a series of explosions are heard in Tehran<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">Non-commissioned officers (NCO) who attended a briefing Monday told the MRFF that a combat-unit commander \u201curged us to tell our troops that this was \u2018all part of God\u2019s divine plan\u2019 and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">The commander also argued that Trump \u201canointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth&#8221; and that the Iran war is part of God&#8217;s plan, the NCO claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">The remarks were submitted in more than 110 complaints about commanders across all military branches, including more than 40 units across 30 military installations, the MFRR told Larsen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">At least one complainant from an NCO identified themselves as a Christian, who could be deployed at any time to Iran, writing on behalf of 15 troops, including 11 Christians, one Muslim and one Jew.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1715830\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1715830\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715830.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2254496060.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715830.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2254496060.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715830.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2254496060.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1715830.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2254496060.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Trump\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageCountLabel_view-images-label__pxKau\" data-testid=\"image-count-label\">\n<div class=\"Tag_label__s0LCV label--section-color \" data-testid=\"label\"><span class=\"Tag_text__ED20G\" data-testid=\"label-text\">View 3 Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" aria-label=\"Trump said he ordered troops to attack Iran for &quot;four to five weeks&quot; without providing details\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Trump said he ordered troops to attack Iran for &#8220;four to five weeks&#8221; without providing details<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In the NCO&#8217;s Monday email, he warned that their commander\u2019s remarks \u201cdestroy morale and unit cohesion and are in violation of the oaths we swore to support the [C]onstitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">MRFF President Mikey Weinstein, an Air Force veteran, told Larsen that his office has been \u201cinundated\u201d with such complaints, explaining, &#8220;These calls have one damn thing in freaking common; our MRFF clients [service members who seek MRFF aid] report the unrestricted euphoria of their commanders and command chains as to how this new &#8216;biblically-sanctioned&#8217; war is clearly the undeniable sign of the expeditious approach of the fundamentalist Christian &#8216;End Times&#8217; as vividly described in the New Testament Book of Revelation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">He added, &#8220;Many of their commanders are especially delighted with how graphic this battle will be zeroing in on how bloody all of this must become in order to fulfill and be in 100% accordance with fundamentalist Christian end of the world eschatology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">The Pentagon, led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a devout Christian, has not acknowledged Larsen&#8217;s report at press time.<\/p>\n<p>____<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/world-news\/commanders-tell-troops-trump-anointed-1715791?1=\">https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/world-news\/commanders-tell-troops-trump-anointed-1715791?1=<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}