Trump says he bombed Iran

[govshill2]

OMG what's the chances of this being true!!

More fake "reports" possible!!      

Iran agrees to give up enriched uranium as deal with Donald Trump 'largely negotiated': Report

Iran has agreed in principle to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of a proposed agreement with the United States aimed at ending the ongoing conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by The New York Times.

Citing two US officials, the report said Tehran has made a general commitment to relinquish the uranium stockpile, though the exact mechanism for doing so will be negotiated later during formal nuclear talks.

The issue of Iran’s enriched uranium reserves has been one of Washington’s key demands in discussions over ending the war.

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‘Citing two US officials'

More lies, then.

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‘[On] March 18, when Israel attacked the Pars gas field and Iran retaliated with a strike against Qatar’s most important natural-gas-production facility, Trump then called for a halt on U.S. and Israeli targeting of Iran’s energy infrastructure, and the war effectively ended.

Trump’s repeated threats to resume attacks since then have proved to be bluffs. The leaders in Tehran have been calculating for two months that Trump would not launch another attack, and for this reason they have made no concessions despite the damage they suffered from 37 days of relentless strikes. On the contrary, their terms for a settlement are those of a victor: They demand war reparations, no limits on uranium enrichment, recognized control of the strait, and an end to sanctions.
 
For Trump to respond to this defiance by now calling for another 30 days of cease-fire and talks is a tacit admission of defeat. If he does launch a performative attack in the next few days, the Iranians will understand it for what it is. No one believes that he is going to resume a full-scale war a month from now. Among other reasons, with 30 more days to heal, rearm, and fill its coffers with tolls, Iran will be a more formidable adversary.
 
In 30 days, moreover, the new Iranian strait regime may already be firmly in place. As the Institute for the Study of War reports, Iran has been using the cease-fire period to “normalize” its control over the strait by “compelling oil-importing countries” to establish transit agreements with Tehran and charging fees on vessels from nations without such deals. According to Iranian officials, the new strait regime will give Iran’s strategic partners, such as Russia and China, priority and allow nations friendly to Iran, such as India and Pakistan, to negotiate their own transit agreements. Vessels associated with nations that Iran regards as an adversary will be denied access to the strait entirely. Source

Consider the implications of the highlighted text. It means the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is now a problem only for the United States and its allies – unless the US declares economic war on the whole world by re-enforcing its on-again-off-again blockade. The war is over, Iran won, and all that remains now is for America to accept the Iranians’ conditions and withdraw, humbled.

The source article (paywalled) predicts that Trump will fold and accept. Some of you will discount the source, but there’s nothing in the quoted text that you cannot easily verify for yourself except the conclusion – and that follows logically. A few diehards will respond to this with whataboutism and insults, but they can’t deny the facts. 

Maybe Cuba will prove an easier nut to crack. But you know what? I doubt it. I doubt that the USA under Trump could fight its way out of a paper bag without tripping over its own feet and falling flat on its face. Its magnificent military-industrial machine is hamstrung by its political leadership, and its stock of weapons is approaching exhaustion.

As David Bowie rightly said: this is not America. Not any more. It’s just a rip-off Trump-branded imitation of a country that was the wonder and admiration of the world until he came along and empowered its bigots, racists, criminals and con artists – the scum of a once-great nation.

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As David Bowie quite correctly said: this is not America. Not any more. It’s just a rip-off Trump-branded imitation of a country that was the wonder and admiration of the world until he came along and empowered its bigots, racists, criminals and con artists –the scum of a once-great nation.

I would have thought he'd laugh and shake his hand.

This was bound to happen the moment TikTok posters could get enraged fundimentalists to go yell at 16 year old Target employees for supporting Satan... And that's not really a joke..

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Meanwhile, in other international talks being held today,
Iran, Oman Discuss Strait Of Hormuz Shipping Fee System Despite U.S. Warning

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Consider the implications of the highlighted text. It means the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is now a problem only for the United States and its allies – unless the US declares economic war on the whole world by re-enforcing its on-again-off-again blockade. The war is over, Iran won, and all that remains now is for America to accept the Iranians’ conditions and withdraw, humbled.

The source article (paywalled) predicts that Trump will fold and accept. Some of you will discount the source, but there’s nothing in the quoted text that you cannot easily verify for yourself except the conclusion – and that follows logically. A few diehards will respond to this with whataboutism and insults, but they can’t deny the facts. 

Maybe Cuba will prove an easier nut to crack. But you know what? I doubt it. I doubt that the USA under Trump could fight its way out of a paper bag without tripping over its own feet and falling flat on its face. Its magnificent military-industrial machine is hamstrung by its political leadership, and its stock of weapons is approaching exhaustion.

As David Bowie rightly said: this is not America. Not any more. It’s just a rip-off Trump-branded imitation of a country that was the wonder and admiration of the world until he came along and empowered its bigots, racists, criminals and con artists – the scum of a once-great nation.

Trump is pandering to a different base now.

His new friends make more money when fuel prices are high. Some are even promoting the added export of fuel as an example of  how Trump has increased the export of American made products.

[govshill2]

Meanwhile, in other international talks being held today,
Iran, Oman Discuss Strait Of Hormuz Shipping Fee System Despite U.S. Warning

Did anyone say what kind of currency they want for payments?   

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Did anyone say what kind of currency they want for payments?  

They've been accepting payment in euros, yuan, Saudi riyals and even dollars for the last two months Crypto, too, for the last three weeks. 

What's so funny?

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I would have thought he'd laugh and shake his hand.

I'd have given you a like, but you've banned them.

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Trump is pandering to a different base now.

He's given up on the midterms, then? 

Trying to pocket as much as they can before you run Trump out of town on a rail?