{"id":240165,"date":"2026-04-08T09:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240165\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:48:11","slug":"san-antonio-man-worried-about-relatives-in-iran-in-wake-of-threat-by-president-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240165\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio man worried about relatives in Iran in wake of threat by President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A San Antonio man said he is concerned about the safety of relatives in Iran in the wake of a threat that President Donald Trump made<\/a> against that country recently on social media.<\/p>\n

In his post, Trump promised that \u201ca whole civilization will die\u201d Tuesday night if Iran failed to strike a war-related deal with the United States.<\/p>\n

About an hour and a half before his latest deadline, Trump announced he will pull back on his threats for two weeks, subject to Iran agreeing to ceasefire, the Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

According to the AP, Trump said in a social media post that Iran could agree \u201cto the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz\u201d and said that he\u2019d then \u201csuspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI get sad, I\u2019m sad all the time,\u201d Ramin Samandari said. \u201cWhy is it like this?\u201d<\/p>\n

Samandari, who left Iran just ahead of the 1979 regime change, said he has been struggling to understand what is happening now.<\/p>\n

Samandari, the owner of a South town art studio, has been chronicling the people of his native land in photographs for decades.<\/p>\n

While images of Iran are never far from his sight, relatives he left behind have been out of reach since shortly after the war started.<\/p>\n

\u201cProfessionals,\u201d he said, speaking of his first cousins in Tehran. \u201cOne\u2019s a doctor, one\u2019s an engineer, and I haven\u2019t heard from any of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samandari said he has tried calling and sending messages, but they have gone unanswered, most likely due to internet issues.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, all he has been able to do is worry and wonder if they are OK.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m supposed to not get stressed too much. I had a heart attack five years ago,\u201d Samandari said.<\/p>\n

The self-described news junkie said he has been glued to his TV and internet, scouring each for the latest updates on Iran.<\/p>\n

Samandari said he has heard from others in San Antonio who also have roots in Iran.<\/p>\n

While many seem to have their minds made up one way or another about the war, Samandari said he is on the fence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like the regime there, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the same time, when the country\u2019s being attacked, civilians are in jeopardy, I don\u2019t like that either.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing that all the Iranian ex-patriates do share, he said, is a sense of helplessness when it comes to family back in Iran.<\/p>\n

To help him cope, Samandari said he has been counting on friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have texted me, messaged me, and called me in the last few months,\u201d Samandari said. \u201cSo that means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said they are his support at a time when family is so far out of reach.<\/p>\n

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