This is the new Iran War thread. Hopefully peace will finally be upon us soon!
Thanks very much, Larry!
Here is the link to the last thread:
Iran War 4/24/26-6/12/26
61 responses |
Started by WxFollower - April 24, 2026, 9:32 a.m.
Mediators Pakistan said a peace agreement is "closer than ever", but Iran's foreign ministry said Tehran must be cautious in commenting on the signing date. Follow the latest.
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Why would anybody believe anything that Donald Trump says????
Why would Iran believe that anything Donald Trump signs or any deal he makes is worth anything???
He's completely unqualified to do anything, let alone be the president of the United States/most powerful man in the world abusing the most powerful military in the world for his deranged, self serving agenda.
Re: Re: Donald Trump's Diagnosis NAILED!
By metmike - June 12, 2026, 3:13 p.m.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Iran War 4/24/26+
By metmike - June 12, 2026, 11:34 a.m.
Every time Trump has threatened–and then cancelled–Iran strikes
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-threat-cancel-iran-strikes-12064184
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How much more evidence does the world need, as we observe Donald Trump in real time that has a diseased brain from 2 different pathological conditions that are progressing at the same time?
The evidence below comes from this scientist. It's presented using authentic, objective MEDICAL/PSYCHIATRIC facts that are independent of my personal feelings about Donald Trump.
1. Donald Trump has delusions of grandeur(has had it for decades but the severity is advancing at an alarming rate)-this is psychological, which is being positively reinforced by his adulators, instead of being treated.
2. Donald Trump has progressive dementia-this is organic and there is no person on planet earth to ever recover.
https://www.health.com/delusions-of-grandeur-8718815
Common types include
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_brain_syndrome
Organic brain syndrome, also known as organic brain disease, organic brain damage, organic brain disorder (OBD),[1]organic mental syndrome, or organic mental disorder, refers to any syndrome or disorder of mental function whose cause is alleged to be known as organic (physiologic) rather than purely of the mind. These names are older and nearly obsolete general terms from psychiatry, referring to many physical disorders that cause impaired mental function.[2] They are meant to exclude psychiatric disorders (mental disorders).
Organic brain syndrome can be divided into 2 major subgroups: acute (delirium or acute confusional state) and chronic (dementia).
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How certain am I of this?
On the progressive dementia, 99.9%.
On the rapidly advancing delusions of grandeur, 100.000%
This is the most powerful man in the world which makes him unqualified for this position and extremely dangerous!!!
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There is no way that his doctors are unaware of this. There is also no way that Donald Trump would go to a psychiatrist to get treatment. Part of that pathological condition is believing in your omnipotence, which by definition means that person is convinced that they have no flaws that need treatment.
His doctors are obviously testing him, at least 4 times in just over a year according to him so his reporting how he had the highest scores ever on all 4 tests is actually telling us there’s an issue that his doctors are monitoring with extremely frequent cognitive testing.
US says a deal to stop the war on Iran could be signed as early as Sunday. Tehran, however, disputes the timeline.
Trump on Saturday used all caps to describe the agreement with Iran as “a wall to no nuclear weapon” and said Tehran will agree to never acquire a weapon, “whether through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement”.
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Donald Trump keeps repeating the lie that this war was about keeping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. It's now been repeated so many times and for so long that everybody assumes it's the truth. It's NOT the truth.
Let's refresh readers here about the TRUTH!
Fake nuclear weapons threat justification:
Iran nuclear weapons false narrative(s)
Started by metmike - April 25, 2026, 9:07 a.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119788/
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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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How Netanyahu used Donald Trump for his war
Started by metmike - April 10, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119441/
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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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Allied Countries helping Trump (ZERO)
Started by metmike - March 18, 2026, 7:57 p.m.
Note this post back on January 29, 2026:
New Donald Trump January 6 website
By metmike - Jan. 29, 2026, 1:26 p.m.
Would Donald Trump get us into a war with Iran because he feels so empowered right now after imposing so much agenda with impunity?
Because he's the most powerful man in the world with the most powerful military, has delusions of grandeur and pathological thinking and progressive dementia?
Would Donald Trump get us into a war with Iran to deflect the bad press he's getting at home for his disastrous policies?
Yes!
Would Donald Trump get us into a war in Iran to please his master in Israel?
YES!
It has to end some time. Better late than never!!!
The many tens of trillions of cost and damage to the world just to get back to something not as good as what Obama negotiated back in 2015 and Trump shockingly cancelled in 2018.
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One of the very few good things now is that many people that did not see the real Donald Trump before the war got to witness who he really is. Some of them will be casting votes in November.
How many votes did this war take away from Rs in Congress that have been enabling Donald Trump and continued to support his unprovoked, unjustified and illegal war(against International Law-with 0 allies on our side)?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-the-truth-about-trumps-shameful-80th-birthday-gift-to-himself/
What is more, the man who has walked center stage demanding a standing ovation that will never come, U.S. President Donald Trump, wants to receive kudos for getting the opponent in this case, Iran, to agree to do something they long ago agreed to do, starting with signing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in 1970 and reaffirmed in the Obama-era JCPOA—which is not to seek a nuclear weapon.
The fact that Trump started the whole conflict when he tore up a 2015 agreement between Iran, the U.S. and other leading powers that much more effectively eliminated Iran’s ability to gain the capacity to produce a nuclear weapon is something our president would rather you forgot.
He would also rather you do not read the fine print (or headlines) too closely or you would know that the Obama deal was vastly superior to anything Trump may now achieve… in large part because Trump has made matters worse.
Because Trump tore up the deal, Iran began enriching more uranium and advanced its nuclear know-how substantially. Trump is the reason Iran’s enriched uranium stocks are what they are.
Trump’s attacks that allegedly “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program actually gave them more reason to seek such a weapon. Trump’s attacks that decapitated the Iranian leadership actually put in power more hardliners who pose a greater threat to the interests of the U.S. and our allies.
Trump’s attacks led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the greatest global disruption of energy flows in history that actually gave Iran more power over markets worldwide, a power that it is not clear this deal will restore to pre-February U.S.-Israeli attack levels.
Because the energy disruptions have caused global oil and food prices to spike thus threatening Trump’s party’s political chance in November, he has been forced to pay off Iran to get flows restored. And he has agreed to punt all other issues into the indefinite future.
Because he is terrified if Democrats win in November he will be impeached and investigated and very likely prosecuted and possibly he will go to jail. Iran knows this and therefore had enough negotiating leverage that they were able to win big concessions from Trump provided they offered him the fig leaf of a temporary peace deal.
In other words, he attacked, did not achieve his goals, his adversary was strengthened, he sued for peace, and they got what they wanted.
In diplomatic or military terms that is what is called surrendering after a loss.
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Fox News today is claiming that the US and President Trump are getting widespread praise around the world for the great deal they made with Iran.
President Donald Trump, delivering tough talk at the G7, warned Iran to fully comply with the memorandum of understanding (MOU) and permanently give up its nuclear weapons aspirations for lasting peace.
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-consequences-iran-peace-deal-nuclear-aspirations-mou-june-16
Fake nuclear weapons threat justification:
Iran nuclear weapons false narrative(s)
Started by metmike - April 25, 2026, 9:07 a.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119788/
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CNN has seen a draft of the agreement.
WOW! No wonder Donald Trump didn't show it.
Previous sanctions, ALL OF THEM immediately end.
Iran has access to it's 300 billion frozen assets.
Iran just agrees to not developing nuclear weapons with no verification process as the Obama deal had.
This is an Iran wish list granted.
Nothing in there about Iran's proxies. Nothing in there about Iran's ballistic missiles.
Clearly this was a desperate Donald Trump agreeing to anything to get the Strait of Hormuz open! Holy Cow!
Agreed, Mike.
They’re evidently trying to move up the electronic sighing to tomorrow (Thursday)!
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Art_of_the_Deal&oldformat=true
Previous meme's:
Then Iran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz:
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Just read the authentic facts below to see how the nuclear weapons threat to justify this war was completely manufactured!
Iran nuclear weapons false narrative(s)
Started by metmike - April 25, 2026, 9:07 a.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119788/
Allied Countries (NOT) helping Trump
Started by metmike - March 18, 2026, 7:57 p.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/118814/
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: New Donald Trump January 6 website
By metmike - June 16, 2026, 1:40 p.m.
Just out from the White House today, 4 hours ago:
while energy dominance and cost-cutting measures have significantly improved affordability for families.
Abroad, a doctrine of peace through strength has secured alliances, ended eight wars, and positioned America as an indispensable force for global stability. As these achievements compound, we have unmistakably entered a Golden Age of American greatness, promising even greater opportunity and security ahead.
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This is the diametrically opposed polar opposite of the indisputable truth!
What another kick in the teeth to our entire military!!!!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: "Supporting our soldiers": false narrative
By metmike - June 17, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119961/#120906
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Not a thing in this deal about human rights and dealing with this regime which Donald Trump claimed it was about when he announced the attack!
Watch this video of Donald Trump announcing our attacks on Iran. He's a delusional lunatic without a clue on military leadership or a cohesive, realistic plan. Just drop bombs and expect the evil Iranian regime to all surrender. Seriously, listen to him, that's what he expected. There is no debating it. His words in the video. Donald Trump seriously thought this would be over in a few weeks because he is incapable of comprehending any of the complicated dynamics that every military leader should know. He just blindly followed Bibi Netanyahu and made up his reasons because his diseased brain interpreted this as another opportunity to create a legacy for Donald Trump as the president that finally conquered our evil enemy, Iran.
Turns out that we won the bomb dropping, people killing and destruction competition but Iran won the war based on the agreement that was just signed. Iran GAINED a ton of things. The US got nothing except the bill for the war, higher gas prices and being profoundly embarrassed on a global scale. .
Now we have an even more radical regime in place that has been empowered and rewarded for closing the Strait of Hormuz while the United States and the rest of the world paid such a heavy price.........to make things WORSE!!!!
Make no mistake, this hard to believe deal is Iran's wish list, granted by Donald Trump to get the Strait of Hormuz open again.
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Not to be overlooked is that he helped Putin finance his war in Urkaine by taking off the oil sanctions and giving Russia the huge bonus of much higher prices for them to sell their oil at.
Our 2 top National Security leaders resigned over this war because they knew that Donald Trump was blatantly lying and contradicting their authentic truths which they knew better than anyone in the world from their jobs!!!
Donald Trump committed treason against our country. A president that followed the leader of a foreign country and threw his top intelligence people under the bus.
This by itself is a no brainer reason for impeachment:
Tulsi Gabbard resigns
Started by metmike - May 22, 2026, 3:13 p.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/120389/
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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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https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5928582-trump-defends-iran-missile-arsenal/
“I mean, they have to have some, because other people have some. You got to have some,” Trump said.
“I like some of these guys, but I … don’t think they’re smart. ‘Sir, you shouldn’t let them have any missile,’” the president said of unnamed advisers. “I said, ‘well, what am I going to do? Am I going to let Saudi Arabia have missiles, but they can’t have them?’ ‘Yes, sir.’”
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Even by Donald Trump standards of lying, contradicting and making no sense, this one and all his explanations for justifying what's in this agreement is jaw dropping insanity!!!!
I speculate that part of this is that he's furious at Bibi Netanyahu and Israel for dragging him into this war (by convincing him to commit treason against the United States of America-which HE should be impeached for-no brainer) and HIS decision to do that was the biggest blunder by a US president in many decades, so now, like every time something goes wrong, he blames others and seeks vengeance against them.
His granting Iran's wish list is his way to punish Netanyahu/Israel. Giving Iran the quickest path to recover, including military strength which can be used against Israel, their mortal enemy.
Note that he mentioned that Iran needs missiles to defend against other Arab countries and its only fair that if other Arab countries have them, it's only fair for Iran to have them.....as if Israel would not be target #1 for those missiles.
Regardless, this just proves again, indisputably that his diseased brain is ALSO suffering from progressive dementia and he became unqualified to be president of the United States a looooooong time ago.
https://apnews.com/newsletter/morning-wire/june-18-2026?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized NATO allies for not taking more responsibility for their own security on Thursday in Brussels. He also announced a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe. Read more.
What to know:
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While I've been very critical of NATO and their relationship with Russia, Hegseth is in another universe with his delusional, ignorant rant. Assuming that the defense spending will ramp up from the current $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion for instance. Condemning NATO countries for not supporting the illegal, unjustified loony tunes war in Iran, worst decision and act by the United States in many decades.
Apparently, this is how he defines an "arsenal of freedom"
Trump's bombing countries illegally
Started by metmike - March 4, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/118393/
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Manufacturing the stopping of fake wars. NOT stopping the war in Ukraine as promised on the campaign trail and starting the dumbest war in decades against Iran that caused the worst global energy crisis in history and severely punishing Americans and the world while causing huge setbacks while doing it.
Changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of WAR.
TwilightZone: But its 2026 and not a tv show anymore. Instead, it's this administration with their high priests in the Donald Trump worshiping MAGA cult!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORbseYAkzRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dzxGlcErUo
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding/2026/06/18/id/1260098/
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The Iranian regime is diabolical. They control the biggest state sponsored terrorist groups in the world. They blatantly violate human rights and have no respect for human beings. They lie constantly and can rarely be trusted. They are the sources for widespread pro Iranian propaganda. They are very dangerous to countries in the Middle East, mostly Israel.
Very sadly, Iran's declaration here has strong elements of truth to it.
Donald Trump (after committing treason against his own country, being convinced to betray his own country and our Intelligence and to follow another leader for the best interest of that country-Netanyahu/Israel) conducted a major bombing campaign that he thought would make winning the war a piece of cake for the most powerful military in the world.
That he imagined with his delusional, diseased brain would turn him into an historical legend for finally defeating the evil Iran. He referred to himself and Netanyahu as war hero’s last June for this exact mentality!! He thought this would be over in a few weeks.
With our military led by a clueless, Trump adulator/cheerleader, Pete Hegseth, the recipe for this disaster was in place and inevitable because Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and no amount of bombing from the most powerful military in the world can stop that. Causing the biggest global energy crisis in history.
And Donald Trump, while pretending to not care about high gas prices or the worst global energy crisis, or inflation or our allies uniting AGAINST his position or his failures to get Iran to "throw down your weapons and surrender" as he stated in his initial proclamation to Americans and the world.......in reality, cared SO MUCH that he just gave Iran their wish list to get the Strait of Hormuz open.
Very sadly, this agreement is in fact a crystal clear victory for Iran over the United States and Israel, despite the US having the clear military victory on the battlefield.
Donald Trump who committed treason to start this war, has now betrayed the United States a 2nd time with this agreement because he cares so much about the energy markets, gas prices and the damage it was causing to him at home. The damage to upcoming elections.
Iran anticipated this and used it to destroy Donald Trump at the negotiating table. This is a totally 1 sided agreement that is basically an evil Iranian regimes wish-list being granted to get the Strait of Hormuz open again, something we had BEFORE the war.
This will allow Iran to quickly rebuild it's weapons. Donald Trump even justified the evil Iranian regime's right to have ballistic weapons in the agreement because Iran needs to defend itself. Holy Cow! He actually said that!! Talk about a betrayal of the United States for his self serving interests!!!
To sign an agreement that finances and supports Irans terrorist groups in the Middle East. To become even stronger than before. And it's all there in the agreement that Donald Trump just made with Iran becaue he is so desperate to get the Strait of Hormuz open.
Iran, the murderous, terrorist sponsoring regime wins BIG! The US and Israel lose BIG! If this deal stands.
What a disgrace and betrayal, especially to the the brave soldiers of the United States that have been forced to give up so much for Donald Trump's reckless, unjustified, illegal war of choice.
It makes them look bad on the global stage, It makes their efforts…..all for nothing.It gives them reasons to be less proud of what they did to serve the United States of America under the leadership of Donald Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-approval-rating-iran-after-deal-signed-polls-12096404
When it comes to Iran, just 34 percent of Americans give Trump positive marks
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Here's that 34%!!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Trump scheming to rig 2026 Midterms
By metmike - May 26, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
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Re: Re: Trump accepts Qatar AF-1 replacement
By metmike - June 19, 2026, 5:18 p.m.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/president-donald-trump-unveils-air-200949544.html
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1am Sunday:
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/iran-can-now-sell-oil-how-fast-can-it-ramp-up-ccb6e58d
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The plan, which isn’t yet completed, is aimed at giving Iran access to the spending power of some of its estimated $100 billion in cash frozen worldwide, beginning with $6 billion held in Qatar.
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Let's compare that to the Obama deal that Donald Trump cancelled in 2018 without rational explanations.
Before this agreement, Iran's breakout time -- or the time it would have taken for Iran to gather enough fissile material to build a weapon -- was only two to three months. Today, because of the Iran deal, it would take Iran 12 months or more. And with the unprecedented monitoring and access this deal puts in place, if Iran tries, we will know and sanctions will snap back into place.
Here's how we got to this point. Since October, Iran has:
Because Iran has completed these steps, the U.S. and international community can begin the next phase under the JCPOA, which means the U.S. will begin lifting its nuclear-related sanctions on Iran. However, a number of U.S. sanctions authorities and designations will continue to remain in place.
You can read all 159 pages of the Iran nuclear agreement on Medium, featuring additional explanations from the people who negotiated the deal and will be responsible for implementing it.
This was Donald Trump's absurd reasoning for cancelling the Obama deal with Iran in 2018:
PROTECTING AMERICA FROM A BAD DEAL: President Donald J. Trump is terminating the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and re-imposing sanctions lifted under the deal.
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Instead, Donald Trump replaced it with something that resembles Iran's wish list (out of desperation to get the Strait of Hormuz open, which we already had with the Obama deal, that also featured no wars, just peaceful negotiating that included several other NATO countries.)
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/republicans-trump-iran-agreement-congress
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Dead seriously, what this does is increase the chances that Donald Trump will be impeached by both the House(which is a done deal) AND THE SENATE(that requires a 2/3rd majority) because it gives the Rs in the Senate more justifiable incentive and to impeach and remove Donald Trump in the Senate will require XX Rs to vote in favor of that.
Keep in mind that the following opinion was written by a conservative named Beckett Adams:
The Hill
Opinion - CNN was right about the war, and I was wrong
Conservative media often direct a lot of ire at the "mainstream press" for getting it wrong — and they are often right. But it is only fair to acknowledge that conservative media get it wrong, too.
And when it comes to President Trump's disastrous attempt this year at playing war chief, a whole lot of conservatives got it wrong, this author included.
The largest, most powerful, and best-funded military in the history of the world, despite inflicting massive destruction and suffering minimal casualties, was somehow defeated by a shipping channel.
Again, I apologize. CNN's sources were clearly correct. This iteration of the Trump presidency is exactly as inept as advertised.
The White House went to war with no plan to counter or neutralize Iran's most important asset.
The memorandum is a humiliation for the U.S. A theocratic death cult responsible for thousands of dead Americans is being handed everything but the kitchen sink.
And the only thing the U.S. has to show in return is a document that amounts to an unconditional surrender, along with the loss of 13-plus U.S. servicemen.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/opinion-cnn-war-wrong-110000855.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/opinion/trump-iran-republicans-hormuz.html
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I'm certain that this surrender to Iran by the United States has given justification for a number of Rs in the Senate to vote for Donald Trump to be impeached, allowing them to reach the 2/3rds majority needed to impeach and REMOVE the president.
Watch to see if a year or so from now, when it happens if I don't copy this post as evidence that it was very predictable.
https://apnews.com/live/trump-administration-updates-06-23-2026
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Tucker Carlson will no longer support the Republican Party
Started by metmike - June 23, 2026, 8:54 a.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/121055/
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https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Trump-contradicts-Iran-on-nuclear-checks/66560075
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"We do not trust the United States because it attacked us twice during the negotiations. Despite this, we remain ready for dialogue and peace," the Iranian president remarked.
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The saddest thing of all is that the facts, totally back up the worlds biggest state sponsor of terrorist activity and major violator of human rights and previously, not credible source for anything.
Donald Trump DID attack them in the middle of peace negotiations in June 2025, then again this last time, entirely because Bibi Netanyahu convinced him, because Bibi, who is a fellow psychopath understands Donald Trump's diseased brain that compels him to take actions that he thinks will make him an historical legend. That is NOT speculation!!! Netanyahu SHARES that same objective with him!!!
How Netanyahu used Donald Trump for his war
Started by metmike - April 10, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/119441/
Compared to Donald Trump and the United States, the leaders of Iran are beacons of truth! Sadly, this war has helped to change the previously horrible image that almost the entire world had of Iran.
Instead of predators and terrorists and liars and blatant humanitarian violators, which they still are, Donald Trump has single handedly turned them into victims, truth tellers and extremely powerful on a global scales because they control the Strait of Hormuz and they just embarrassed the most powerful country in the world and their leader on a scale that no other country has done in our history.
They forced Donald Trump to grant Iran their wish list to get the Strait of Hormuz open again to end the worst global energy crisis in history that they caused to win the war for Iran. Iran will be rebuilding their missiles and military and have even MORE POWER to close the Strait of Hormuz in the figure.
The strongest military in the world won the bomb dropping, people killing and structure destroying contest by a Grand Canyon wide margin which is what Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth insist was the only metrics to judge the war.
But who is stronger and who is weaker from this point forward???
As a scholastic chess coach for 3 decades to over 6,000 students, I have seen games where 1 person destroys their opponent by taking most of their material on the board but forgets about their defense because of over confidence. Then their opponent exploits this over confidence, despite being crushed and WINS from a back rank checkmate.
The one who wins is not always the most powerful. It's often the smartest that takes advantage of the opponents mistakes caused by over confidence and carelessness.
The Iran war with the United States and Israel was the quintessential example of this in the real world!
AI Overview
A back rank checkmate is when a rook or queen delivers mate on the furthest rank (the 1st or 8th) while the enemy king is trapped by its own pawns on the 2nd or 7th rank. It is the ultimate come-from-behind weapon for a losing player. The Come-from-Behind Anatomy (The Trap)When a player is losing—perhaps down several pieces or pawns—they can still win if their opponent focuses too heavily on their own attack and forgets to defend their king's back rank. This scenario often unfolds through specific stages:
Classic Game Scenario: The Queen SacrificeImagine your opponent’s king is castled behind pawns on f7, g7, and h7.
For a visual demonstration of a losing player turning the tables with a dramatic back rank checkmate:
https://chessfox.com/back-rank-checkmate/
https://www.chessstrategyonline.com/content/tutorials/basic-checkmates-back-rank
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5933451-pence-criticizes-trump-iran-deal/
Pence started an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal by commending Trump for “acting decisively” by launching a military campaign against Iran. He wrote that all Americans should welcome peace, as nobody “wants another prolonged war in the Middle East
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Hugh????
Nothing like another message from a morally bankrupt politician, bought and paid for by the Military-Industrial complex. Commending Donald Trump for violating his campaign promises to the American people as well as it being an unprovoked, unjustified and illegal war against International Law.
But according to Mike Pence, that's THE GOOD PART!
Previous meme's
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Re: Re: Donald Trump's Diagnosis NAILED!
By metmike - June 12, 2026, 3:13 p.m.
After Donald Trump betrayed Iran during peace negotiations in June 2025, then again 4 months ago with unprovoked, unjustified, illegal bombings because Netanyahu got Trump to commit treason against his own country by following the leader of a foreign country and ignoring his own intelligence department (top 2 people resigned over it) no way would Iran trust anything from this administration.
They are focused on maximizing the worsening political damage to Trumps party And doing things that continue to trigger reactions and words from Donald Trump that continue to expose his diseased brain and clueless leadership on a global scale.
Donald Trumps threats to Iran ARE EMPOWERING IRAN’S LEADERS. They are intentionally provoking him to act like this!
Trump‘s actions and the damage to the United States and world from this war are bad enough but Donald Trump’s mouth makes it so much worse.
1. Telling hundreds of blatant, obvious lies.
2. Causing our allies and much of the world to turn against him as he attacks them for not participating in his illegal war…..the one that caused a Global energy crisis.
3. Causing him to make lunatic threats to, ironically, wipe out the 90 million innocent people living in Iran that their leaders don’t even care about.
4. No question that the US decimating Iran with the bomb dropping contest, which is the only thing that Donald Trump wants the world to know. His lack of being able to see comprehensively beyond that is exactly what makes him so unqualified to be making decisions.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-negotiations-pause-ayatollah-funeral/
Here we go again!
Crude is up $3 at the moment.
July 7, 2026 - US hits more than 80 Iran targets, reimposes oil sanctions
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/world/live-news/nato-summit-trump
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Trump has ‘no idea’ how to get out of his war in Iran, says Rep. Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8J-8UjpciQ
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Donald Trump has been saying that for months now because he thinks everybody is dumb and will believe that it's not the diametrically opposed polar opposite of the truth..........that HE'S THE ONE that wants so badly to end his catastrophic war, while Iran is willing to suffer enormous pain in order to punish Donald Trump for his unjust, unprovoked and illegal attack (while he was negotiating peace with them). Betraying Iran and even worse, committing treason against the United States of America, following the leader of another country because he thought it would be an easy victory and solidify his legendary position in Middle East history as the president that finally punished Iran and freed their people.
Donald Trump offered Iran their wish list last month in a desperate attempt to stop the war............and it still wasn't enough.
Iran is driven by incentives that don't make sense to you and me on this. They will give up everything. They will cause their people to suffer maximum pain if it accomplishes their objective.
Donald Trump making lunatic threats to wipe out civilization in Iran is what the global bully thinks will scare them and make them bow down to his omnipotent power. BUT IT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT.
They are willing to lose everything in their quest to gain something that seems to be of a much lesser value to the rest of us.
They are willing to lose everything in their quest to gain something that seems to be of a lesser value to the rest of us.
This is the mentality of many radical Muslims. It's how they fight EFFECTIVELY against a far, FAR, FAR superior super power.
Sometimes that thinking is part of a religious theme. Sometimes it's politics. Sometimes it's a distorted ethical thinking. Regardless, it's imposed in their leadership and others to fight against an otherwise impossible to defeat more powerful foe.
You can't reason with them using our standards of thinking. The key is to UNDERSTAND THEIR THINKING TO AVOID DOING REALLY DUMB THINGS, like what Donald Trump did here BEFORE HAND.
That's one of the most important elements and responsibilities of the president of the United States.........instead of betraying the United States to follow the leader of the only country in the world that benefits in some way from the war in Iran.
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https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/jul/08/emanuel-israel-now-a-pariah/
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Source: Israel
Credibility = ZERO
But Donald Trump, once again believes it.
Just a reminder of how easy it's been for Netanyahu to manipulate Donald Trump(understanding how his diseased brain works) as Donald Trump has continually thrown US National Intelligence under the bus and only believes propaganda from Israel.
Tulsi Gabbard resigns
Started by metmike - May 22, 2026, 3:13 p.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/120389/
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Iran is the world's biggest state sponsoring terrorist entity. They are led by evil people. However, make no mistake that Donald Trump attacked them in the middle of peace negotiations (in June 2025 and with this war) in the most profound betrayal by our country in my life time.
It was an illegal, unprovoked and unjust attack prompted by the leader of Israel having control over President Trump's diseased brain(Trump also committed treason against the United States, while throwing our own National Intelligence Agency under to bus to follow the leader of another country/Netanyahu).
Donald Trump never had a coherent plan or objectives. Just his repeating "no nuclear weapons" no nuclear weapons" "no nuclear weapons" complete nonsense.
Netanyahu made him think that all he needed to do was drop bombs, like he did in June 2025 and he would be able to proclaim he and Netanyahu were war hero's again (like he did after the previous bombing) and he would be remembered in the history books as the great, legendary President Trump of the United States that finally got revenge on Iran for all the bad things they did to us and the world. That IS the way Donald Trump thinks.
Before the war, Iran WAS NO THREAT to the United States. Huge threat to Israel but almost no threat to the United States.
Iran now, after being burned repeatedly by Donald Trump's FAKE negotiations, unhinged madman proclamations that change by the day and decimated by his unprovoked, completely unjustified war(with not 1 NATO ally joining us in because they KNOW it was wrong) is on a NEW mission that can't be negotiated, bought or bargained with.
The leadership of Iran and many of the people now HAVE GOOD REASONS to seek revenge against the United States for what we just did to their country.
Donald Trump and many others still don't get their mentality. He's been granting them their wish list(above and beyond what Obama or any other president ever offered them) just to get the Strait of Hormuz back open. This is something we had before the war without offering them anything!!!!!!!
Donald Trump's say's they are crazy for not accepting his desperate peace offerings.
For once, he is correct. Too bad he was incapable of listening to others, including his own National Intelligence Agency that warned him about Iran being crazy before he created a quagmire of his own making to serve the leader of Israel(that misled him into thinking they could just bomb Iran together to another easy victory for them to celebrate shortly afterwards) .
Iran is obsessed with punishing him and the R party ahead of the elections, WHATEVER THE COST.
The ONLY chance for lasting peace will likely include Donald Trump being impeached and removed and the D party in Congress or elsewhere negotiating something that Iran is willing to accept.
You don't think that Iran knows that almost the entire R party gave Netanyahu 5 dozen standing ovations, 2 years ago when he spoke to Congress in person about his horrific genocide in Gaza????
The ONLY way that some sort of lasting peace settlement can be made with Iran(that they believe in) is likely going to come from the D party.
And right now, despite my very low opinion for most of the morally bankrupt leaders in Congress(I like Rand Paul) and the Rs having a few good policies, the D party is the party of sanity here in 2026!!!!
It's so bad right now that the country of Iran actually has much more credibility than President Trump and the R party in 2026.
My opinions have not shifted about the diabolical leadership and agenda of Iran. Nor am I any less patriotic compared to the past.
What has changed is the current leadership in the White House and R controlled Congress that has completely abandoned the majority of American people, our allies, humanity and most of the world!