How Netanyahu used Donald Trump for his war
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Started by metmike - April 10, 2026, 4:10 p.m.

NY Times reports how Netanyahu took the US into Iran War

https://israelpalestinenews.org/ny-times-reports-how-netanyahu-took-the-us-into-iran-war/

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Very credible, accurate/detailed reporting. Great job, NYT's for exposing these bad actors. This is what investigative reporting is all about!


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                Started by metmike - April 8, 2026, 9:16 a.m.    

        https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119356/

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By metmike - April 10, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
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 Psychopaths            

                            Started by metmike - March 16, 2026, 10:50 p.m.   

         https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/118728/

 Iran attacks: Netanyahu's dangerous gamble | The Communist

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/netanyahus-bomb-chart-steals-the-show-in-his-un-speech/







By metmike - April 10, 2026, 4:51 p.m.
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What Netanyahu Said About Jesus Christ and Genghis Khan

https://www.newsweek.com/netanyahu-jesus-christ-genghis-khan-remarks-11710457

“Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan.”

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I am not concerned about whether this is an insult to Christians. This was a psychological glimpse into the mind of an extremely dangerous psychopath with no guardrails or accountability that let a comment slip which was profoundly meaningful.


Medieval History

Genghis Khan: The Conqueror Who Forged the Largest Empire in History

https://historyexplained.org/genghis-khan-the-conqueror-who-forged-the-largest-empire-in-history/





World 'on brink of nuclear holocaust' as China and Pakistan 'may launch nukes at Israel'

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/world-on-brink-of-nuclear-holocaust-as-china-and-pakistan-may-launch-nukes-at-israel/ar-AA20pdD3

"China and Pakistan have said that if Israel nukes Iran, they will nuke Israel," Cenk Uygur, activist and co-creator of The Young Turks, said during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

"So here we are on the precipice of a nuclear holocaust because this baboon [Trump] is in office".




By WxFollower - April 10, 2026, 8:49 p.m.
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From my Iranian-American friend just now (he’s an Uber driver):


I really don't know about the Iranians moods towards DT after his recent expressions, but i can tell the Americans moods are changing against him.

….before Iran war, most Americans didn't know that Persia meant Iran. Now, my riders know that and they are all against the Iran war and have negative attitudes towards Israel, without me identifying myself as an Iranian.
…. the Americans resentment toward Israel growing... why Israelis didn't see this coming... This is going to heart them hard in the future globally. Netanyahu is terrible making Israelis look bad like this.

By metmike - April 10, 2026, 8:59 p.m.
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Larry,

I am so sorry that you and the many millions of wonderful Jews are being subjected to this.

However, MANY more Americans are being subjected to Donald Trump, so you aren't alone, even though it's a double whammy for American Jews.

By metmike - April 10, 2026, 11:07 p.m.
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It’s not just what happened being a complete disaster, its the treasonous circumstances surrounding this.

Donald Trump didn’t just betray all the American people that he promised to be an America First President for by instead, serving the leader of another country, he especially betrayed our military and all the brave, patriotic  soldiers that signed up to serve and risk their lives for the United States of America, not risk their lives, purely for the agenda  of a foreign country, Israel that is using them for his diabolical interests.

He also completely betrayed  the United States Intelligence Community with the fresh, detailed Intelligence report from Tulsi Gabbard who submitted that in writing last month under oath. It showed that Irans enriched uranium was buried deep in the ground and covered with cement and they showed no signs of developing their nuclear weapons program….NONE! Since that incident in June 2025 that caused that.

And Donald Trump blatantly lied every time he told Americans that the war was about nuclear weapons.
And Donald Trump  betrayed the people in his administration with brains that told him this was a bad idea, like JD Vance.

He was a traitor to his country in so many different realms and people because he put Israel first to serve Bibi Netanyahu who owns the president of the United States.

Of the thousands of sad and horrible things that I’ve witnessed politicians do during the past 5 decades+ of following American politics, this one is in an egregious league of its own.

At least an order of magnitude worse than anything else.

It’s not just the betrayal of America and  serving the leader of another country. Look at the damage his completely unjustified war did to our country. The enormous cost to tax payers and to our economy. The risk and losses to our military. All the innocent dead people he killed in Iran. 

The huge damage to Americas reputation, and loss of confidence in us, especially to our close allies in NATO.

The cumulative 10s of trillions in damage to the economies of every country in the world.

Empowering Iran that now has control of the Strait of Hormuz.

All of it caused by Donald Trump serving the agenda of the leader of another country to earn his over the top adulation and praise, along with his diseased brain seeking to use his power as the most powerful man in the world for CONQUEST.


By metmike - April 11, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traitor

traitor

        noun

                                           trai·tor                            ˈtrā-tər                                                                                                                                                                  Synonyms of traitor                                                                                                      

                          one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty

   On the 250th anniversary of the United States, Donald Trump, the first president that acted as a traitor to his country….did it for for the 2nd time.


                               

Above: Image of traitor Donald Trump on the phone with the man that he betrayed his country for in 2025, then again in 2026         

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betray

betray

            verb

                                                                                                   be·tray                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    bi-ˈtrā                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                   betrayed; betraying; betrays                    

                               Synonyms of betray                                                                                                        

       transitive verb

                                                                                                                                      : to lead astray                                                    1                       especially                                                                                        : seduce                                                                          

a nation betrayed into violence                                          

a teenager betrayed by a much older man    

                                                                                                                                                          

2

              information about (a person, group, country, etc.) to an enemy : to commit treachery against                                                                         was betrayed to the authorities by one of his students     

           betraying one's own country: Donald Trump betrayed the United States to serve Israel                                                                                                                                         

3                                                                                                                                                                                        : to fail or desert especially in time of need                                                                         betrayed his family                                       felt that she would be betraying her principles                                       You've betrayed our trust.                                                                                                                                          

4                                                    a      : to reveal unintentionally          betray one's true feelings                                                                       b          show, indicate           st columns betray … the philosophical bent of his mind.—John Mason Brown                              c                            : to disclose in violation of confidence                     betray a secret


     

Above: Image of Benjamin Netanyahu giving betrayer Donald Trump orders to serve Israel

By metmike - April 11, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
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Using Donald Trump and his control of the most powerful military in the world (by a wide margin)  was needed by Bibi Netanyahu for his war against Iran. 

However, cooperation from US politicians from Donald Trump's party and their unholy alliance with the Military-Industrial Complex, along with Jewish lobby money(Aipac, for instance) were accomplices to this betrayal of Americans and crimes against humanity and the rest of the world. 



The BIGGEST benefactors of the war in Iran:


                Re:  Israel committing genocide in Lebanon           

                By metmike - April 9, 2026, 1:49 a.m.            

            So we have the president of the United States betraying the American people to serve his master from another country who is betraying him by sabotaging his cease fire and peace negotiations, while the Rs in Congress(controlled by the Military-Industrial Complex and Jewish lobby groups like Aipac)  don't just look the other way..........they gave Netanyahu dozens of standing ovations for using our country for his diabolical, genocidal agenda's.

Politics doesn't get more dysfunctional than this!!!!

A standingovation to genocide              

https://www.setav.org/en/a-standing-ovation-to-genocide

The applause for a leader who has officially killed over 39,000 people since Oct. 7 has gone down in history as a significant stain on humanity for those applauding.


Ironically, AIPAC even brags about their powerful influence!

                Re: Re: Re: Trump bombs Iran            

                            By metmike - June 23, 2025, 6:38 p.m.   

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Israel lobby in the United States

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_lobby_in_the_United_States

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) headquarters on Mount Vernon Triangle in Washington, D.C.

The Israel lobby in the United States comprises individuals and groups who seek to influence the U.S. federal government to better serve the interests of Israel. The largest American pro-Israel lobbying group is Christians United for Israel, which has over seven million members.[1] The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is an influential organization within the lobby.

The Israel lobby has funded primary campaigns against members of the two major political parties in the U.S. (the Republican Party and the Democratic Party) who are viewed as hostile to Israel's interests.

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Money in US elections: pro-Israel money corrupting the entire system

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240905-money-in-us-elections-pro-israel-money-corrupting-the-entire-system/

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They're PROUD of it too!


https://www.aipacpac.org/

We supported 361 pro-Israel Democratic and Republican candidates in 2024 with more than $53 million in direct support through AIPAC.

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Who’s Funding AIPAC’s Political Spending Barrage?

Here are the tech industry founders, Republican megadonors and others funding AIPAC and its closely-tied allies this election cycle.

https://www.importantcontext.news/p/whos-funding-aipacs-political-spending



         How Does AIPAC Shape Washington? We Tracked Every Dollar.      

           The Intercept followed AIPAC’s money trail to reveal how its  political spending impacts the balance of ...

https://theintercept.com/2024/10/24/aipac-spending-congress-elections-israel/

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AIPAC-backed candidates win big in US elections, strengthening pro-Israel presence in Congress

    https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-828009

Updated:
        Pro-Israel political action committee AIPAC has aided 318 Zionist candidates to win so far in the recent US elections. Other PACs and private donors also played significant roles.  
  

One recipient, Jewish Democrat Adam Schiff, won his senate position in California. His previous position as a representative from the house from the 30th district of California has been replaced by another AIPAC-backed democrat, Laura Friedman. AIPAC congratulated both of the winners

By metmike - April 11, 2026, 7:53 a.m.
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By metmike - April 11, 2026, 8:44 a.m.
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About the only benefit to this war is it actually DIMINISHING the chance of Israel nuking Iran and starting WW-3 from China/Pakistan responding!!

Hugh???

In the absence of Netanyahu having the power over Donald Trump to use the most powerful military and non nuclear attacks, Netanyahu facing an impossible to win war on his own and using his relentless "Iran has XX nuclear weapons, and they are X days away from bombing Israel" false narrative,  so we are justified in doing whatever it takes to defend Israel, I think there was a good chance that he would have nuked Iran.

Both China and Pakistan thought this was likely enough to have issued warnings to Israel that they will nuke Israel if Netanyahu does it. 

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/netanyahus-bomb-chart-steals-the-show-in-his-un-speech/

Image originally published September 28, 2012 at 7:54 pm

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This war has crystal clearly, greatly diminished Iran's military(a really good thing) and everybody knows they are NOT a nuclear threat to Israel and won't be for an extremely long time so Netanyahu can no longer manufacture an imminent threat to the existence of Israel to justify nuking them.

We can't be sure of anything moving forward but we can be confident that immediate threats to Israel's existence are no longer serious. More attacks from missiles, yes! Nuclear? Near 0.

The nuclear threat was greatly diminished last June and has been gone since then  but now, they can't even make up a nuclear threat anymore that would pose an imminent risk.

By metmike - April 20, 2026, 5:24 p.m.
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‘Playing the Man’: Global Diplomacy in the Trump Era Is All About Flattery

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel handed a letter to President Trump nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. But it’s not clear whether stroking the president’s ego has long-lasting effects.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/europe/trump-diplomacy-flattery-world-leaders.html


How funny is this, here in April 2026???????

Funny is the exact WRONG word, actually    The entire world is being significantly harmed by this diabolical man with a diseased brain, suffering from PROGRESSIVE dementia, from which no human being has ever recovered!


                Trumps funny peace prize            

                                   Started by metmike - Dec. 5, 2025, 9:07 p.m.  

          https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/116391/

By metmike - April 20, 2026, 9:36 p.m.
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SANDERS SHOCKS SENATE: “Stop Funding Netanyahu!” Fiery Speech Goes Viral | Times Now World    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kJDNa4Znqc


                Re: Re: Re: : Antisemitism is WRONG!           

                                                        By metmike - May 21, 2024, 10:52 p.m.            

By metmike - May 3, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
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How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html

This account of how Mr. Trump took the United States into war is drawn from reporting for a forthcoming book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.” It reveals how the deliberations inside the administration highlighted the president’s instincts, his inner circle’s fractures and the way he runs the White House. It draws on extensive interviews conducted on the condition of anonymity to recount internal discussions and sensitive issues.


Sounds good to me, Mr. Trump told the prime minister. To Mr. Netanyahu, this signaled a likely green light for a joint U.S.-Israeli operation.

Mr. Netanyahu was not the only one who came away from the meeting with the impression that Mr. Trump had all but made up his mind. The president’s advisers could see that he had been deeply impressed by the promise of what Mr. Netanyahu’s military and intelligence services could do, just as he had been when the two men spoke before the 12-day war with Iran in June.

‘Farcical’

The results of the U.S. intelligence analysis were shared the following day, Feb. 12, in another meeting for only American officials in the Situation Room. Before Mr. Trump arrived, two senior intelligence officials briefed the president’s inner circle.

The intelligence officials had deep expertise in U.S. military capabilities, and they knew the Iranian system and its players inside out.

When Mr. Trump joined the meeting, Mr. Ratcliffe briefed him on the assessment. The C.I.A. director used one word to describe the Israeli prime minister’s regime change scenarios: “farcical.”

At that point, Mr. Rubio cut in. “In other words, it’s bullshit,” he said.

Mr. Ratcliffe added that given the unpredictability of events in any conflict, regime change could happen, but it should not be considered an achievable objective.

Several others jumped in, including Mr. Vance, just back from Azerbaijan, who also expressed strong skepticism about the prospect of regime change.

The president then turned to General Caine. “General, what do you think?”

General Caine replied: “Sir, this is, in my experience, standard operating procedure for the Israelis. They oversell, and their plans are not always well-developed. They know they need us, and that’s why they’re hard-selling.”

By metmike - May 10, 2026, 4:07 p.m.
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Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran war 'is not over'

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/10/netanyahu-iran-war-not-over-60-minutes/90021809007/

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                Israel attacks Iran-just in            

                            81 responses |              

                Started by metmike - Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 a.m.          

                                        Not showing up on the news yet but CNN just broke it.

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/118250/



  Psychopaths           

                           Started by metmike - March 16, 2026, 10:50 p.m.  

         https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/118728/

By WxFollower - May 10, 2026, 10:32 p.m.
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 I just watched a 60 Minutes interview of Bibi and was semi-shocked at his answer to Major Garrett’s Q regarding whether or not the current $3.8B annual aid from the U.S. should be reexamined. His answer: absolutely yes. He said he’d like to start immediately having it reduced and aid be at $0 by no later than 10 years from now!

The Qs by Garrett were pretty tough/not at all softball.

Mike and others, your thoughts? Is he just BSing? I don’t trust him at all based on his past, especially what he’s lied about for decades regarding Iran being very close to having nuclear weapons (what Mike has said in this and other threads with that bomb diagram.)

By metmike - May 10, 2026, 10:40 p.m.
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Thanks, Larry!

Netanyahu is absolutely bs-ing.    The only person that lies more than him is Donald Trump and mainly because Trump's mouth never stops moving. 

Bibi Netanyahu, on the other hand is a brilliant, charismatic, scheming manipulator and charlatan. When he lies(which is most of the time on this topic, including Gaza) he sounds extremely convincing.

Unlike Donald Trump that posts lunatic screeds which make it impossible to not see how deranged he is(unless one is in his MAGA cult). 

When I use the word diabolical to describe these 2 guys, it is NOT name calling or rooted in hatred or to bash them. 

It's a completely justified and accurate word, based on the definition of diabolical, along with the mentality  and ACTIONS of these 2 men.

                Re:  Psychopaths in Power            

                                                        By metmike - April 29, 2026, 3:38 p.m.            

By WxFollower - May 11, 2026, 12:22 a.m.
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Thanks, Mike!

 He really does sound smooth thanks to his abilities to speak with eloquence.

 I think Bibi was his often deceptive self in saying he wanted US aid to end within 10 years along with reductions starting now. He cannot be trusted. It’s likely a “misdirection” scheme.

By metmike - May 11, 2026, 12:27 a.m.
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Yep!

Netanyahu's horrific war crimes and genocide in Gaza, against mostly children and women that he absurdly justifies convincingly as "defending Israel" tell us about how his mind works. And he got/gets away with it, which only emboldens him further, especially now that he has a partner in crime with a similar mindset, Donald Trump, the most powerful man in the world.

He understands Donald Trumps diseased brain that is powered by a desire for conquest and adulation and uses it to control Donald Trump.

                Latest in Gaza 1-19-26            

                            21 responses |                

                Started by metmike - Jan. 19, 2026, 3:40 p.m.        

    https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/117331/





                Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Israel committing genocide in Lebanon            

                            By metmike - April 20, 2026, 9:35 p.m.            


           

                                

By metmike - May 16, 2026, 11:10 p.m.
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WATCH: Is Israel’s image crisis becoming too big to spin?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/17/iran-war-live-tehran-eyes-tolls-in-hormuz-trump-warns-of-very-bad-time

As criticism of Israel mounts over its wars on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, along with the escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank, the country is ramping up its PR offensive.

From a carefully managed appearance of Benjamin Netanyahu on CBS’s 60 Minutes to a major expansion of Israel’s Hasbara operation, the push includes pouring money into digital campaigns and media messaging.

The goal is to reverse the collapse of public support for Israel, especially in the US, but no amount of spin can make audiences unsee what they have watched in real time.

Watch below:


By metmike - May 16, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
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This unholy alliance with a rogue state that abuses and greatly hurts the United States as well as  uses our aid to commit genocides  and horrific war crimes should end immediately!


Congress.gov

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL33222

Summary

Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance since World War II. Successive Administrations, working with Congress, have provided Israel with assistance reflective of robust domestic U.S. support for Israel and its security; shared strategic goals in the Middle East; and historical ties dating from U.S. support for the creation of Israel in 1948. To date, the United States has provided Israel $174 billion (current, or non-inflation-adjusted, dollars) in bilateral assistance and missile defense funding.

Over the last two decades, including during Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas, American public attitudes toward Israel as expressed in public-opinion polling have shifted somewhat when compared to previous eras. Though lawmakers continue to vote in favor of U.S. assistance to Israel, there have been calls from some political and ideological groups to reevaluate the long-standing U.S.-Israeli assistance relationship

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                Donald Trump has committed blatant treason!!!!            

                         Started by metmike - May 13, 2026, 8:16 a.m.          

  https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/120200/

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                Re: Re:  Israel committing genocide in Lebanon            

                          By metmike - May 16, 2026, 11 p.m.            

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119319/

By metmike - May 20, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
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Trump Clashes With Closest Ally in Secret Call as Strategy Unravels

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-clashes-closest-ally-secret-164307860.html

Asked about what he told Netanyahu during the call, Trump told reporters: “He’s fine. He’ll do whatever I want him to do.”


By metmike - May 29, 2026, 7:46 a.m.
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   This wasn't the first time that Donald Trump committed treason by breaking with our own intelligence and cancelling the hard fought, very effective  JCPOA Obama Nuclear Deal that WAS WORKING, because Bibi Netanyahu told Donald Trump to do it in 2018!          

And replace it with.........NOTHING because with that nuclear peace deal in place,  Netanyahu was unable to use this false narrative, that's he's been using for 30 years to justify attacking Iran:

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/netanyahus-bomb-chart-steals-the-show-in-his-un-speech/

Image originally published September 28, 2012 at 7:54 pm

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Iran nuclear weapons false narrative(s)           

                            By metmike - May 29, 2026, 7:20 a.m.            

                                Lawrence: The tortured soul of Trump's lying & incompetent Treasury Secy. was on display again today    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7zmu2aylBc

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Here's the wonderful Obama nuclear deal with Iran that Lawrence is talking about and the Trump people are lying about. It was working by almost every account, including the numerous countries that signed it and the inspectors that were verifying it in Iran from our country and the other countries on our side....but Bibi Netanyahu told Donald Trump to pull out of it!!!!

For Immediate Release

July 14, 2015

 Key Excerpts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/14/key-excerpts-joint-comprehensive-plan-action-jcpoa/

Preamble and General Provisions 
 
•    The full implementation of this JCPOA will ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.
 
•    Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop, or acquire any nuclear weapons.
 
•    This JCPOA will produce the comprehensive lifting of all UN Security Council sanctions as well as multilateral and national sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear program.
 
•    A Joint Commission consisting of the E3/EU+3 and Iran will be established to monitor the implementation of this JCPOA and will carry out the functions provided for in this JCPOA.  
 
•    The IAEA will be requested to monitor and verify the voluntary nuclear-related measures as detailed in this JCPOA. The IAEA will be requested to provide regular updates to the Board of Governors, and as provided for in this JCPOA, to the UN Security Council.  
 
•    The E3+3 will submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council endorsing this JCPOA affirming that conclusion of this JCPOA marks a fundamental shift in its consideration of this issue and expressing its desire to build a new relationship with Iran.
 
Nuclear
 
Enrichment, Enrichment R&D, Stockpiles
 
•    Iran’s long term plan includes certain agreed limitations on all uranium enrichment and uranium enrichment-related activities including certain limitations on specific research and development (R&D) activities for the first 8 years, to be followed by gradual evolution, at a reasonable pace, to the next stage of its enrichment activities for exclusively peaceful purposes.  
 
•    Iran will begin phasing out its IR-1 centrifuges in 10 years. During this period, Iran will keep its enrichment capacity at Natanz at up to a total installed uranium enrichment capacity of 5060 IR-1 centrifuges. Excess centrifuges and enrichment-related infrastructure at Natanz will be stored under IAEA continuous monitoring.  
(Note: Iran currently has about 19,000 IR-1 and advanced IR-2M centrifuges installed)
 
-- Based on its long-term plan, for 15 years, Iran will keep its level of uranium enrichment at up to 3.67%.  

(Note: Prior to the Joint Plan of Action, Iran enriched uranium to near 20%)
 
-- Iran will refrain from any uranium enrichment and uranium enrichment R&D and from keeping any nuclear material at Fordow for 15 years.
(Note: Iran currently has about 2,700 IR-1 centrifuges installed at Fordow of which about 700 are enriching uranium)
 
•    Iran will convert the Fordow facility into a nuclear, physics and technology center.
 
•    1044 IR-I machines in six cascades will remain in one wing at Fordow. Two of those six cascades will spin without uranium and will be transitioned, including through appropriate infrastructure modification, for stable isotope production. The other four cascades with all associated infrastructure will remind idle.  
 
•    During the 15 year period, Iran will keep its uranium stockpile under 300 kg of up to
3.67% enriched UF6 or the equivalent in other chemical forms.  
(Note: Iran currently maintains a stockpile of about 10,000 kg of low-enriched UF6)
 
-- All other centrifuges and enrichment-related infrastructure will be removed and stored under IAEA continuous monitoring.  

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metmike: What happened to that excellent deal that took over a year of negotiating AND WAS WORKING, ACCORDING TO ALL SOURCES.........EXCEPT NETANYAHU(who told Donald Trump to pull out of it). 

Israel told Donald Trump to pull out of the Obama Nuclear Deal!

U.S. Decision to Cease Implementing the Iran
Nuclear Agreement
Updated May 9, 2018

https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R44942/R44942.21.pdf

Summary
On May 8, 2018, President Donald Trump announced that his Administration would cease
implementing U.S. commitments under the 2015 multilateral Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPOA) with Iran and reimpose all U.S. sanctions that were in place prior to the JCPOA. His
announcement made reference to his previous statements on the issue, including an October 13, 2017, announcement of U.S. strategy on Iran and a January 12, 2018, statement pledging to leave the agreement unless Congress and U.S. allies acted to address the full range of U.S. concerns on Iran. In his May 8 and earlier statements, President Trump asserted that the agreement does not address the full range of potential threats posed by Iran, or permanently ensure that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon. President Trump also again asserted that the JCPOA provided Iran with additional financial resources with which to pursue its ballistic missile program and support its regional “malign activities.” In his May 8 statement, President Trump indicated that reimposed U.S. sanctions would succeed in pressuring Iran to renegotiate the JCPOA to accommodate Administration demands.
President Trump’s May 8 statement also implied that, based on an early May presentation by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iran has not abandoned an intent to ultimately develop a nuclear weapon. (metmike: This was a previously proven lie).

International nuclear inspectors, as well as senior U.S. officials, have consistently indicated in their reports that Iran is complying with the provisions of the JCPOA.
The President foreshadowed his May 8 announcement with his October 2017 and January and April 2018 refusal to certify to Congress, under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act
(INARA, P.L. 114-17), that continued U.S. sanctions relief to Iran under the JCPOA is
“appropriate and proportionate” to the measures taken by Iran to terminate its illicit nuclear
program. The withholding of that certification did not automatically reimpose any U.S. sanctions on Iran, but gave Congress the opportunity to use expedited procedures to do so. Congress did not act to reimpose the sanctions.
The other powers that negotiated the accord with Iran—Russia, China, France, Britain, and
Germany—have consistently asserted that the JCPOA is succeeding in its core objectives and that its implementation should not be jeopardized. Several European countries have sought to address President Trump’s demands in negotiations with U.S. officials. In late April 2018 visits to
Washington, DC, the President of France and the Chancellor of Germany told President Trump
they want to work with the United States to formulate joint action that would address his
concerns, but they urged that he keep the United States in the accord as a foundation on which to build additional restrictions on Iran. The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany, as well as the European Union, expressed “regret” about the U.S. decision and pledged to work with Iran to continue implementing the JCPOA. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani immediately reacted to the May 8 U.S. decision by pledging to continue implementing the accord, provided Iran continues to receive the economic benefits of the agreement.
This report analyzes the U.S. pullout from the JCPOA and its potential implications.

By metmike - June 1, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
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   Tulsi Gabbard resigns                                                

                Started by metmike - May 22, 2026, 3:13 p.m.            

https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/120389/

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Netanyahu led Trump into war with Iran. Now he won’t let him end it 

             Israeli prime minister is playing a dangerous game in trying to scupper proposed peace deal

 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/01/netanyahu-led-trump-into-iran-war-now-wont-let-him-end-it/

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Israel halts strikes on Lebanon after Iran quits peace talks                

Trump says Israeli troops ‘turning back’ after Iranians refuse to negotiate unless Beirut attacks end 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/01/israel-halts-strikes-lebanon-after-iran-quits-peace-talks/

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                Israel committing genocide in Lebanon                        

               Started by metmike - April 7, 2026, 11:58 a.m.        

   https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119319/

By WxFollower - June 1, 2026, 8:28 p.m.
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Wow, check out the Tweet below! Opinions? I don’t say this often but assuming this isn’t fake news (I mean this is believable), I’d actually largely agree with DT here despite him sounding slightly unhinged and using profanity/sounding like he lost his temper/could have been more professional:

Trump told Netanyahu that bombing Beirut would further isolate Israel globally. Trump also reminded Netanyahu he’d helped keep him out of prison during his corruption trial, telling him: “You’re f*cking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.” A second source said Trump was “pissed” and at one point yelled: “What the f*ck are you doing?” - Axios

https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2061571801868837002?

By metmike - June 1, 2026, 9:22 p.m.
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Great post, Larry.

I'm looking more into this before commenting more but Donald Trump will NEVER take responsibility for his own actions. Always blaming others.

He ignores any advisors that disagree with him and is more likely to fire them or get them to quit.

So on this, the only person that he can blame is Bibi Netanyahu. He and Netanyahu pretend that Donald Trump calls all the shots but we know better. He was manipulated by Netanya without any doubt.

Now, he's stuck in this war and Iran has him by the balls because their tolerance for pain is much greater than their desire to punish Donald Trump.  Iran will give up everything. Do anything to punish Donald Trump.........who has a diseased brain that can't comprehend the dynamics well enough to find a path forward and Donald Trump has nobody he can count on because he intentionally appointed unqualified people that got the job by pledging allegiance to Donald Trump.

Competent people with strong, informed objective opinions which would be the most useful as advisors cannot work in this administration for very long.

1. Donald Trump will not listen to them.

2. Donald Trump would likely replace them.

3.  If they have any integrity, they would resign rather than constantly degrading themselves by working hard and being ignored or being thrown under the bus by Donald Trump and looking bad/wrecking their reputation (Tulsi Gabbard-I still like her).


I've always liked Rubio and am blown away at how well he manages this better than anybody.  He might be the only person that can  still sound good most of the time while covering Trump's nefarious tracks.

I liked Vance BEFORE he became Donald Trump's lying puppet. 

By metmike - June 1, 2026, 9:51 p.m.
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Trump tells Netanyahu he kept him out of jail, should be grateful on tense call - report

One source summarized part of Trump’s comments as “everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this,” said the report by Axios.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-898050?dicbo=v2-fel2Hhn#google_vignette

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So many sources from both sides are repeating what you broke here earlier, Larry so this obviously happened. The oil market is down slightly, so it's not impacting speculative trading much with regards to expectations on the Strait of Hormuz opening.

We've been pounded with so much insanity for 3 months now,  that insanity is the "new normal".

Iran is loving this because their enemies are having a strategy crisis that is being broadcast around the world.   Outlast Donald Trump and make him squeal like a pig and that's what he's doing tonight. 

Donald Trump keeps pretending to be strong and in control, while just the opposite is true. 

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Try to imagine, Fox News weekend anchor, now  Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth giving serious negotiating advice to Donald Trump on this issue.   

Vance told Donald Trump that he thought this was a bad idea in February BEFORE the unjustified attacks. Rubio is probably a credible advisor.

By WxFollower - June 2, 2026, 12:31 a.m.
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Hey Mike,

 I’m sure you’ll find this take from Mark Levin interesting: any opinions from you or anyone?

THE LEAK IN AXIOS WAS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE IRANIAN REGIME AND ITS HEZBOLLAH PROXY

Whomever leaked that story to Barack Ravid at Axios did a grave disservice to our country, to our president, to Israel, and to Israel's prime minister.  The Iranian regime will benefit from that leak, viewing us as weak and desperate for a deal -- even coming to Hezbollah's defense. The Israeli people will also be furious.  The missiles are aimed at them, not Washington.  And for 100 other reasons, what was thought to be a devasting political hit on Netanyahu by the leakers about a private call between heads of state has done much damage to us and our military and our diplomatic strategy.  And if the leakers or others believe Israel should abandon its survival for some deal, they will have a very hard lesson to learn.  If the substance of the call is accurate, it is bad enough in my view.

Will there be an FBI investigation to determine who leaked?  If not, why not?

https://x.com/marklevinshow/status/2061596930627514732?r

By metmike - June 2, 2026, 12:52 a.m.
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Thanks very much, Larry!

That's a quinnessential example of Mark Levin for us!

Donald Trump commits treason against the United States by ignoring our own National Intelligence and vice president to follow the leader of another country(Bibi Netanyahu)  violates the Constitution and International Law to betray and attack another country that had just agreed to his terms of the peace negotiations, unprovoked and unjustified, killing thousands of people, many innocent(like those at the girls school), destroying schools and hospital, historical structures, costing tax payers over $50 billion in weapons(that will take 2 years to restock) against the wishes of every NATO ally, none of which joined us. Causing the worst global energy crisis in history which is severely punishing every country in the world.......the US to the tune of +$1.50 in gas. All of this despite the strong opposition from Americans. Causing the reputation of the United States to plunge and Mark Levis is all for that.

But then somebody leaks a phone call about what Donald Trump actually said to Bibi Netanyahu and he calls for a criminal investigation for that. 

The scary thing about it is that over 1 million captured brains that follow this high priest in MAGA religion online read  his posts and agreed with it because they go there in order to find out how to think.


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Mark R. Levin@marklevinshowTHE LEAK IN AXIOS WAS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE IRANIAN REGIME AND ITS HEZBOLLAH PROXY

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                Mark Levin/Fox                            

                Started by metmike - March 29, 2026, 12:39 a.m.    

        https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119065/

Mark Levin is getting rich from his tv and radio shows selling toxic politics/religion and hate to millions of gullible MAGA cult members. 

By metmike - June 3, 2026, 6:32 p.m.
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Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-acknowledges-calling-netanyahu-crazy-says-israel-is-complicating-peace-talks-with-iran

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The time to call diabolical psychopath, Bibi Netanyahu "crazy" was when he was manipulating  Donald Trump to attack Iran with his manufactured fake nuclear weapons and regime change reasons and the promise of making Donald Trump look like an historic conqueror of Iran,  despite Iran having already agreed to reduce their enriched uranium, despite it contradicting our own Intelligence, despite it being against what Americans want, despite it being against International laws, despite every single other ally refusing to be part of it, despite the massive costs to tax payers for the weapons used, despite the many innocent people in Iran killed and destroyed structures not related to their military........and ALL THAT was WELL KNOWN before he thought this was a good idea.

He overlooked the closing of the Strait of Hormuz(which a smart president would have anticipated) and the worst global energy crisis in history and now, doesn't know how to end it but suddenly, wants to blame it on the diabolical psychopath who used him for his war.

Donald Trump, the biggest CRAZY was when you exercised catastrophically flawed judgment, committing treason against your country and betrayed all parties, including our allies to follow Bibi Netanyahu of Israel.  

Don't be blaming this on him now that things have gone really bad, when you were previously pretending this was YOUR GREAT IDEA and decision. 

There are many dozens of examples for why Donald Trump is not qualified to be president of the United States because of what he's done to the United States. Over the past 3 months, the entire world has suffered greatly and seen close up,  exactly who is leading the United States. 



By WxFollower - June 3, 2026, 7:14 p.m.
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 So, this must explain why Bibi told 60 minutes he wanted US aid to end within 10 years and start down now. We figured there was more to it than meets the eye: 


https://x.com/FmrRepMTG/status/2062247839003263039?



By metmike - June 3, 2026, 7:42 p.m.
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Bibi Netanyahu is a diabolical psychopath and brilliant schemer that uses his charisma and charm to manipulate people for his self serving interests. 

 Re: Re: Re: Re: Psychopaths in Power           

                                                      By metmike - Feb. 12, 2026, 1:14 a.m.          

                                              Sesame Street: One of These Things    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsRjQDrDnY8


Jimmy Carter - Wikipedia


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                Re:  Psychopaths in Power            

                            By metmike - April 29, 2026, 3:38 p.m.            

Diabolical vs. Evil

https://thisvsthat.io/diabolical-vs-evil


honesty

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/honesty