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@RustySashwaite @BowesChay Not everything is relative. There are absolutely dumb ways of running a country. Iran showed the way.

@823jjd @BowesChay I get it. I want everyone who lives in my state to live and act as I dictate, and to pay me tribute, and if they don't I should be able to kill them. Unfortunately, other people think differently, and unless we agrandize less, it will be the law of the jungle.

Retired French general reminds the West of Iran’s ancient civilization: ‘Ali Larijani wrote three books on Kant… I haven’t read anything by Netanyahu or Trump’

@LEEJOHNSHAW2026 @PaulEmbery Romania?

@823jjd @PaulEmbery It's because you're paying attention to randos on twitter. There's millions of people on here and they all have their own opinions. It's called democracy and I know Romanians are new to this but trust me it works. Look at Russia then look at Britain and see for yourself.

Oh, for heaven’s sake. Who really believes this hyperbolic nonsense? Why is every military escapade a re-run of the 1930s? Don’t these people ever get bored of repeating the same line over and over again?

@roarbro @PaulEmbery Maybe, but if you wanted to know my theory; it's near the regime change phase and Trump is creating chaos inside the regime, wondering who is talking to the US with distrust everywhere. Meanwhile forces are building inside the country. We shall see.

@823jjd @PaulEmbery That's boss level cope guy 😂

Trump blinked. His reputation will not recover from this. As with his climbdown over Greenland, he has almost certainly won no significant concessions. "Art of the deal", my foot. I have never seen such shambolic incompetence from a world leader. I've known parish councillors with a better understanding of statecraft.

@DickWadd10 @DanWells1139026 @PaulEmbery I guess you cannot bother to watch Pete Hegseth repeat ad-nauseam at every press briefing their objectives. All of which appear to be nearly met. The US could withdraw now and reasonably claim mission accomplished.

@DanWells1139026 @823jjd @PaulEmbery What's the goal? Regime change (doesn't seem likely) Destruction of nuclear capability (was said to have been achieved last summer) Keeping oil supplies moving (not working so far) Keeping allies in region safe (could argue they're more in danger now)

@t1meforchange23 I thought Farage was controlled opposition, now its Lowe? You lot need to make your mind up.

The bigger the Reform UK victory on May 7th the more likely this Government will collapse. Don’tbe conned by Rupert Lowe’s snake-oil. He wants to derail Reform and keep the Uniparty in place. The Restore muppets will not tell you that Lowe works with the Tories in parliament.

@RustySashwaite @BowesChay Iran's leaders could have chosen the path of a normal country and provide water, electricity, fair justice, schooling etc.. oh and use their oil for the people, so they did a bit of that, but quite of a bit of terrorism, nukes, drones, missiles. Not smart, ideological.

@823jjd @BowesChay Anyone can be assassinated. Being smart isn't a key variable.

@RustySashwaite @BowesChay Was it smart though?

@823jjd @BowesChay You ridicule people because the were assassinated? How unusual.

@DPJHodges Maybe. But the troops are there in 5 days.

Trump gave the Iranians an ultimatum. They called his bluff. He's backed down. That's it. No "3-D Chess". No masterful deployment of "The Mad Man Strategy". Trump has caved.

@Arrogance_0024 Biased Archeology.

In 1956, the UK 🇬🇧 and France 🇫🇷 requested America's help to secure the Suez Canal. America 🍔 replied "FUCK OFF", humiliated its allies, made a deal with the enemies of the West, and destroyed European empires. Here is the whole story: In July 1956, Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, controlled until then by Britain and France. They prepared a joint response with Israel, expecting at minimum passive support from Washington. That support never came. The United States refused to endorse the operation and moved rapidly to block it. The method was not rhetorical; it was financial and immediate. Washington threatened the stability of the British currency, refused emergency assistance, and signaled that it would not tolerate a prolonged intervention. At the United Nations, it backed resolutions calling for a ceasefire and withdrawal. The message was explicit: stop, or face systemic consequences. The effect was brutal. British and French forces had achieved their immediate military objectives on the ground, but the operation collapsed under American pressure. Within days, both governments were forced into a humiliating retreat. Two European powers that had dominated global trade routes for a century were publicly compelled to reverse course by their principal ally. This was not a minor disagreement inside an alliance. It was a rupture that exposed a hierarchy. The United States did not merely refuse assistance; it actively sabotaged the operation. From a European standpoint, this amounted to a direct betrayal of shared strategic interests. The consequences were immediate and long-term. Suez marked the definitive end of independent British and French power projection. After 1956, neither country could conduct a major external operation without American approval. Political elites in both capitals understood that their room for maneuver had narrowed to what Washington would tolerate. Decolonization accelerated sharply. The signal sent to colonial administrations was clear: the metropole could no longer guarantee control if challenged. In Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, independence movements gained momentum as the credibility of European authority collapsed. The imperial framework, already under strain, unraveled faster after Suez. The American role in this shift was decisive. Washington opposed the maintenance of European colonial structures because they conflicted with its own strategic objectives. It sought access, influence, and alignment in newly independent states. European empires were obstacles to that expansion. By forcing Britain and France to withdraw in Suez, the United States demonstrated that it would not support the preservation of their overseas systems. What followed was a redistribution of influence. As European control receded, American economic, financial, and security networks expanded into the same regions. Oil arrangements, military partnerships, and monetary dependence increasingly aligned with US structures. The old empires disappeared, but their space did not remain empty. Suez was therefore not only the end of a crisis. It was the moment when Western leadership shifted definitively across the Atlantic. Britain and France lost the capacity to act autonomously on the world stage, and the United States established the terms under which the rest of the West would operate.

@DrNeilStone Oh come on, this is the same Pfizer with the 100% effective covid vaccine, then 99%, then not effective at all. Its perfectly reasonable to distrust anything they say.

A Pfizer vaccine for Lyme disease Cue a torrent of unhinged conspiracy theories

@ZackPolanski Great, rearranging the deckchairs on the titanic is a brilliant idea. Actually improving productivity & supply is just too much work eh?

This is no time for half-measures. Protect families from the energy price hike. Paid for by: A tighter oil & gas windfall tax. Taxing income from wealth the same as from work. And double down on renewables and energy efficiency to protect us from future shocks.

@TheRealCanthra @firasmodad The entire strategy is to be mistrusted. This doctrine started with Bush. You don't want your enemies to know your next move.

@firasmodad He cant think ceasefire then invade is a good idea. This would be the third time he used peace as a weapon if that is the case. We won't ever be trusted again already.

Is this why Trump is pausing further escalation?

@Osint613 A giant space based laser beam?

Iranian Major General Abdollahi: “The use of a new, secret weapon will begin soon and it will bring an end to the enemy’s operations.”

@Babygravy9 There was no conversation, Trump is playing games as he does. It usually works for him.

The war with Iran appears to be close to an end, as President Trump announced “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”

@cryptofergani It doesn't go anywhere because it didnt exist in the first place. The total value of an asset assumes it can all be sold at that price, this is a false assumption. Think it through.

Let me get this straight… Gold is down -25% from its record high. Silver is down -50% from its record high. $15-18T was just wiped from Gold and Silver. That kind of money doesn't just vanish. It HAS to go somewhere… So… where did it go? I think we all know the answer… but no one is allowed to say it out loud…

@MorgothsReview The Iranians lie as well you know?

I think it’s time Trump was removed from office.

@FreedomOnX89 @Osinttechnical Trump does this tactically, there is something else going on that requires a pause or distraction.

It’s interesting how both sides are spinning this — Iran saying there were no talks and that Trump backed down, while U.S. reports say the delay came after ‘productive discussions.’ Reality is probably somewhere in between, but one thing is clear: Iran’s threats to hit Gulf energy targets definitely raised the stakes

Iran denies that it was in contact with Trump or the Americans, says that he is backing down after Iranian threats to hit Gulf targets.

@ABridgen @BRICSNews There are no talks. Trump did exactly the same with Ukraine Russia talks. This is a tactic.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump postpones all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days as talks continue to end the war. @BRICSNews

@TonyClimate The negotiations as you put it had been ongoing for 20 years with Iran clearly negotiating in bad faith. Their strategy of stringing it out was smart until it collided with the blunt force trauma of Trump. An error of existential proportions.

The White House bombed Iran and killed their leader in the middle of negotiations, and now the White House says force is the only thing Iran understands.