{"id":239754,"date":"2026-04-08T03:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/239754\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:08:07","slug":"iranian-americans-across-texas-react-to-shift-in-u-s-iran-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/239754\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Americans across Texas react to shift in U.S.-Iran tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 President Donald Trump says the U.S. is temporarily pausing planned military action against Iran<\/a> as negotiations continue, a shift that comes after hours of escalating comments.<\/p>\n

In a social media post, Trump said he was open to a two-week pause in fighting if Iran allows ships to move freely through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route.<\/p>\n

Abteen Vaziri, an Iranian American, said he supports the administration\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo president has come this far to try to, you know, get rid of this radical regime,\u201d Vaziri said.<\/p>\n

The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea and is considered one of the most important shipping lanes in the world. Historian Dr. Joe Kotinsly said most of the world\u2019s oil passes through the narrow waterway.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz is a very narrow strip of water in the Persian Gulf through which the overwhelming majority of the world\u2019s oil travels,\u201d Kotinsly said.<\/p>\n

Hours before the eventual announcement of a possible pause, Trump posted a warning that \u201ca whole civilization will die tonight\u201d if no agreement was reached.<\/p>\n

ALSO| Austin Iranians react to potential further U.S. action in Iran Tuesday<\/a><\/p>\n

That message sparked concern among some Iranian Americans and experts, including Nahid Siamdoust, a Middle East and media studies professor at the University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s talking about an Entire civilization. I think most Iranians feel deeply sort of offended and affected by that,\u201d Siamdoust said.<\/p>\n

She said reactions within the Iranian community remain emotional and uncertain.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to know with President Trump how seriously we can take his words; however, the words he\u2019s expressed about annihilating an entire civilization must be taken seriously,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Siamdoust added that many Iranians are hoping for a de-escalation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Iranians have said the president of the United States is not a reliable negotiating partner,\u201d she said. \u201cI think Iranians around the world are hoping that once this deadline comes, some kind of de-escalation has been negotiated between Iran and the warring parties.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also described the moment as deeply difficult for many watching from afar.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s devastating. You know, Iran is one of the world\u2019s greatest and oldest civilizations,\u201d Siamdoust said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Vaziri said he believes unpredictability is part of the administration\u2019s strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd someone that\u2019s unpredictable, and that scares the hell out of the enemy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that he believes the situation could last longer than expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he says that we\u2019re gonna be out in 2 weeks, 3 weeks, I actually think he\u2019s bluffing. I think he knows that it\u2019s gonna be a long, drawn-out war,\u201d Vaziri said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 President Donald Trump says the U.S. is temporarily pausing planned military action against Iran as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-239754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}