Over a month ago, what began as US and Israel’s joint military operation against Iran has turned into a full-fledged war impacting West Asia and beyond. It has led to an energy crisis with US President Donald Trump coming to the fore and talking of a pause following by an ultimatum to Tehran. The pause which is to end in another four days, but things seem different on ground. And now, as US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth posts “back to Stone Age”. To which Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps aerospace commander Brigadier General Seyed Majid Moosavi responded with, “It is you who are taking your soldiers to their graves, not Iran, whom you seek to drag back to the Stone Age.” He added, “Hollywood delusions have so poisoned your minds that, with your paltry 250-year history, you threaten a civilization over 6,000 years old.”&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/west-asia-war-houthis-say-they-will-block-bab-el-mandeb-if-gulf-countries-join-iran-war-1775145565972/embed">https://www.wionews.com/videos/west-asia-war-houthis-say-they-will-block-bab-el-mandeb-if-gulf-countries-join-iran-war-1775145565972/embed</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Even the Iranian embassy in India responded, “We will not be driven back to the Stone Age by your bombings. We are a nation with 7,000 years of civilization. History knows us well. What is clear is this: it is YOU who have carried the killing of children and crimes against humanity from the Stone Age into the modern world.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Back to the Stone Age.&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/2039520449483145622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<h2>Netizens have also reacted</h2> Hadi Partovi, an X user said, “Back to the Stone Age” was also the US slogan during the Vietnam War, which lasted 20 years and ended in defeat. Your original goal was liberating a civilization, not ending it.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">“Back to the Stone Age” was also the US slogan during the Vietnam War, which lasted 20 years and ended in defeat. Your original goal was liberating a civilization, not ending it.&mdash; Hadi Partovi (@hadip) <a href="https://twitter.com/hadip/status/2039605390766428278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“You first spoke of “liberating Iran.” Then a school in Minab was bombed and children lost their lives. And now you speak of taking Iran back to the “Stone Age.” Iran is a land that, when many nations were still in the Stone Age, was building cities, writing laws, and shaping civilization. A nation with such a history cannot be driven backward by threats,” journalist Yashar Soltani wrote.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">You first spoke of “liberating Iran.” Then a school in Minab was bombed and children lost their lives. And now you speak of taking Iran back to the “Stone Age.” Iran is a land that, when many nations were still in the Stone Age, was building cities, writing laws, and shaping…&mdash; yashar soltani (@yasharsoltani) <a href="https://twitter.com/yasharsoltani/status/2039652045389549617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Iranian-American journalist Samira Gharaei posted, “Iranians are one of the world’s oldest civilizations; builders of governance, infrastructure, philosophy, and culture when much of the world was still finding its footing. Today they’re trapped under a tyrannical religious dictatorship. Don’t talk about sending them back to the Stone Age. help them break their chains so they can once again contribute to global culture and progress.”&nbsp;Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-i-called-french-prez-whose-wife-treats-him-badly-trump-launches-personal-attack-on-macron-at-private-lunch-1775127527467">'I called French Prez, whose wife treats him badly': Trump launches personal attack on Macron at private lunch</a>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Iranians are one of the world’s oldest civilizations; builders of governance, infrastructure, philosophy, and culture when much of the world was still finding its footing. Today they’re trapped under a tyrannical religious dictatorship. Don’t talk about sending them back to the…&mdash; Samira Gharaei (@SamiraGharaei) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamiraGharaei/status/2039531395169570924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Another user wrote, “When stupidity rises to the surface, this is what it looks like. What a moronic type of statement.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">When stupidity rises to the surface, this is what it looks like. What a moronic type of statement.&mdash; Be Great Educate (@BeGreatEducate1) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeGreatEducate1/status/2039737257775816852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“This is kind of classless. But it also kind of shows that the USA is unhinged. Will it work? Most likely. But we the people of the United States have no blood on our hands, no matter what you decide to do. So, make the right decisions. Innocent people live in Iran, in every country,” wrote another.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">This is kind of classless. But it also kind of shows that the USA is unhinged. Will it work? Most likely. But we the people of the United States have no blood on our hands, no matter what you decide to do. So, make the right decisions. Innocent people live in Iran, in every…&mdash; Butt Guy (@Buttguytbh) <a href="https://twitter.com/Buttguytbh/status/2039737531147706722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Your war crimes trial is going to be historic.&mdash; JerryRigEverything (@ZacksJerryRig) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZacksJerryRig/status/2039533542582243421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Social media users and global embassies have slammed U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his "Back to the Stone Age" post on X. Netizens pointed out the shift from January's "liberation" rhetoric to today's threats of total infrastructure destruction

Over a month ago, what began as US and Israel’s joint military operation against Iran has turned into a full-fledged war impacting West Asia and beyond. It has led to an energy crisis with US President Donald Trump coming to the fore and talking of a pause following by an ultimatum to Tehran. The pause which is to end in another four days, but things seem different on ground. And now, as US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth posts “back to Stone Age”. To which Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps aerospace commander Brigadier General Seyed Majid Moosavi responded with, “It is you who are taking your soldiers to their graves, not Iran, whom you seek to drag back to the Stone Age.” He added, “Hollywood delusions have so poisoned your minds that, with your paltry 250-year history, you threaten a civilization over 6,000 years old.” https://www.wionews.com/videos/west-asia-war-houthis-say-they-will-block-bab-el-mandeb-if-gulf-countries-join-iran-war-1775145565972/embed Even the Iranian embassy in India responded, “We will not be driven back to the Stone Age by your bombings. We are a nation with 7,000 years of civilization. History knows us well. What is clear is this: it is YOU who have carried the killing of children and crimes against humanity from the Stone Age into the modern world.”

Social media users and global embassies have slammed U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his "Back to the Stone Age" post on X. Netizens pointed out the shift from January's "liberation" rhetoric to today's threats of total infrastructure destruction

From 'liberating Iran' to 'back to Stone Age': Netizens slam Pete Hegseth for his social media post

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tweeted, “back to the Stone Age”. The comments come amid escalating West Asia war, and days before Donald Trump’s pause and ultimatum for Iran ends. To which Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps aerospace commander Brigadier General Seyed Majid Moosavi responded with, “It is you who are taking your soldiers to their graves, not Iran, whom you seek to drag back to the Stone Age.” He added, “Hollywood delusions have so poisoned your minds that, with your paltry 250-year history, you threaten a civilization over 6,000 years old.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560">این شمایید که سربازانتان را به زیر سنگ گور می‌برید نه ایران که بخواهید او را به عصر سنگ برگردانید. توهمات هالیوودی آنقدر فکرتان را آلوده کرده که با سابقه ناچیز ۲۵۰ساله یک تمدن بیش از ۶هزار ساله را تهدید می‌کنید. <a href="https://t.co/IQGf4IGY5v">https://t.co/IQGf4IGY5v</a>&mdash; Seyed Majid Moosavi (@smajid_moosavi) <a href="https://twitter.com/smajid_moosavi/status/2039636773630832883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

&nbsp;Also read:<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-neither-elegant-nor-appropriate-macron-s-classy-response-to-trump-s-unwarranted-personal-attack-1775141015495"> 'Neither elegant nor appropriate': Macron's classy response to Trump's unwarranted personal attack</a>&nbsp;Even the Iranian embassy in India responded, “We will not be driven back to the Stone Age by your bombings. We are a nation with 7,000 years of civilization. History knows us well. What is clear is this: it is YOU who have carried the killing of children and crimes against humanity from the Stone Age into the modern world.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">We will not be driven back to the Stone Age by your bombings. We are a nation with 7,000 years of civilization. History knows us well. What is clear is this: it is YOU who have carried the killing of children and crimes against humanity from the Stone Age into the modern world.&mdash; Iran in India (@Iran_in_India) <a href="https://twitter.com/Iran_in_India/status/2039639206738448881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

&nbsp;&nbsp;<h2>The pause…</h2>&nbsp;Amid the ongoing war, which has created a global energy crisis, Trump had announced a pause for 5 days on March 23 and then extended it for 10 days on March 27. According to this timeline, the 10th day would be April 6, but on Monday (Mar 30), the US president threatened Iran even before the ultimatum could end. As the US and Israel's joint military operation in Iran was paused as per Donald Trump's claims. In a social media post he wrote, “I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five-day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions.”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/us-iran-war-trump-s-10-day-pause-on-hitting-energy-infra-ends-on-april-6-1775148311861/embed">https://www.wionews.com/videos/us-iran-war-trump-s-10-day-pause-on-hitting-energy-infra-ends-on-april-6-1775148311861/embed</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;What began as a joint military strike in Iran on February 28 has spread across the region far and beyond. Following the attack which killed Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Tehran conducted airstrikes on American bases in West Asia.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s "Stone Age" warning has triggered a fierce response from the IRGC, which reminded the U.S. that it is "threatening a civilization over 6,000 years old." Read the latest on the escalating war of words.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tweeted, “back to the Stone Age”. The comments come amid escalating West Asia war, and days before Donald Trump’s pause and ultimatum for Iran ends. To which Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps aerospace commander Brigadier General Seyed Majid Moosavi responded with, “It is you who are taking your soldiers to their graves, not Iran, whom you seek to drag back to the Stone Age.” He added, “Hollywood delusions have so poisoned your minds that, with your paltry 250-year history, you threaten a civilization over 6,000 years old.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s "Stone Age" warning has triggered a fierce response from the IRGC, which reminded the U.S. that it is "threatening a civilization over 6,000 years old." Read the latest on the escalating war of words.

Pete Hegseth's 'Stone Age' warning sparks IRGC's 'you threaten a civilization over 6,000 years old'

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