@rmcbethke @IAPonomarenko You should probably read more. Maybe start here: chatgpt.com/s/t_69e82bedf8…
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David B Clark
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@DavidBnClark @IAPonomarenko I’ve heard zero about a power struggle in Iran.
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So let me get this straight: Iran not only refuses further negotiations, it doesn't even bother to show up, is keeping the Strait of Hormuz blocked -- and Donald Trump, after all the bravado, threats of extermination, and chest-thumping, just extends the truce, does nothing, and waits for the regime to “submit their proposal”?
If that’s not a humiliating fiasco and a display of complete weakness, I don’t know what is.
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Matt Walsh: "The only country that should matter to our leaders is America. America only, America is the only concern. We should only get involved with other countries when there is an unequivocal benefit to our own country."
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@DividendMil Tell me you've never built anything without telling me you've never built anything.
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I’m 42 years old and I am yet to ever use the Pythagorean theory in a real life setting…
Another reason why financial education should be taught in schools instead of trigonometry
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@DustinB71676118 @DanDePetris So, you don't know? Come back informed.
I don't need to waste time discussing topics with ignoramuses.
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@DavidBnClark @DanDePetris Im sure there are ways to fix this. These arent impossible problems. Learn some critical thinking skills.
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Nobody is disputing that Tehran wants the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz lifted. That’s an obvious point that needs no reminders.
Whether you think it’s clever or not depends on what your definition of success is. If you’re primarily concerned with depriving the Iranians of money, then I suppose you could make that argument. But if the blockade is meant to coerce Iran into modifying its negotiating position, then “clever” is the wrong word.
I still think the whole adventure is foolish. This entire war is foolish. U.S. policy is foolish. The Trump administration’s rationale for going to war was foolish. Leaving the JCPOA in 2018 was foolish. And believing the Iranians will capitulate to Trump’s demands is foolish.
Never forget the big picture: the U.S. is trying to pressure a re-opening of a chokepoint that would still be open if it wasn’t for the war, while preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon it didn’t have.
laurence norman@laurnorman
The very fact Iran is so keen to have it dropped before talks suggests what is fairly clear now. The blockade was in fact a smart counter move. May not have been a game changer. Let others argue. But it wasn’t foolish.
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@peterdaou Judaism is a religion, but Jewish identity is also ethnic and cultural. So “anti-Judaism” doesn’t fully capture hostility toward Jews as a people. “Antisemitism” refers to that broader form of prejudice.
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The term "antisemitism" needs to be retired. It has become weaponized to the point of meaninglessness. The word "semite" is poorly defined, and the conflation with Zionism muddies things further.
There's anti-Judaism, anti-Christianity, anti-Islam, etc.
Do you agree?
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@DustinB71676118 @DanDePetris Or you could get water coning or have the oil trapped in rock pores and then its useless. Please read a book.
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@DavidBnClark @DanDePetris I dont think you understand. I never said it could be easily turned back on, but it can be turned on with effort and planning.
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@DustinB71676118 @DanDePetris Sometimes they can't. Maybe read up on the topic: chatgpt.com/s/t_69e79bb920…
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@DavidBnClark @DanDePetris As if they couldn't repair the well...
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BREAKING 🔴: This is BRUTAL REALITY 🔥
🇮🇷Iranian President Pezeshkian: "Western narratives are absolutely fake. 🇮🇱 Israel openly boasts about assassinations while Iran is labeled a 'terrorist state' by them."
“Tell me, who have we assassinated?”
DOUBLE STANDARD EXPOSED 🔥👏
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@IRanMediaco Its not a surprise attack. The 2 week ceasefire is over.
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BREAKING: Tehran claims it has received intelligence information indicating that the United States and Israel are preparing for a surprise attack on Iran.
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@jimmy_dore okay, and he grabbed the wheel of the beast in anger, and he colluded with Putin to win 2016. Does anyone have any reporting standards left?
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According to retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson: During an emergency meeting On Saturday Trump tried to “use the nuclear codes” on Iran and he was stopped by General Dan Caine.
According to Johnson “there is seriously something wrong with Trump”:
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@Pro__Trading He's gonna blockade the gulf of Oman, strangle their economy and destroy their oil industry.
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Iran just refused to take part in a second round negotiations.
They are officially calling Trump's bluff.
What's he gonna do?
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@stevehou Because they hadn't signed anything yet.
Opening the blockade would essebtially restart the 14 day timer for when Irans oil industry implodes.
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Can someone explain why the US was still enforcing the blockade during a period of formal ceasefire when Iran had publicly committed to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and allowing ships to sail through but the US insists on the blockade until a deal was finalized? Just because?
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Holy shit, Iranians already seem to be directing ships to turn back from the Strait after the United States failed to drop the blockade.
The Iranians expected the United States to drop the blockade, but Trump did not. What a mess.
OSINTtechnical@Osinttechnical
@MarineTraffic Mass turn around, nearly every ship attempting the crossing has turned back.
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@dpakman Obama didn't address their terrorist support, ballistic missiles, and the power of the IRGC and Iranian military.
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When Obama “gave” Iran $400 million (unblocked their money) it was the crime of the century. Trump is considering giving Iran $20 BILLION and…it’s cool?
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MAGA: Iran gave Trump everything he demanded and got nothing in return! For some reason, they suddenly surrendered. Trump got it all. We won! Trump told us on Truth Social.
Reality:
Phil Stewart@phildstewart
(Reuters) - Significant differences between Iran and the United States remain to reach a deal aimed at ending the war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Friday, adding that keeping the Strait of Hormuz open is "conditional on U.S. adherence to the terms of ceasefire". The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said "no agreement has been reached on the details of the nuclear issues," and serious negotiations are required to overcome differences. He said Tehran hoped that a preliminary agreement could be reached in the coming days with mediator Pakistan’s efforts, with the possibility of extending the ceasefire to "create space for more talks on lifting sanctions on Iran and securing compensation for war damages". "In exchange, Iran will provide assurances to the international community about the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme," he said, adding that any other "narrative about the ongoing talks is a misrepresentation of the situation".
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@NajamAli2020 We literally countered their control of the strait with 3 days of a blockade.
The thing about guaranteeing global free trade is that you de facto control global trade.
I hope your just being partisan because you can't be this stupid to not understand this.
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Opening the Strait of Hormuz is a short-term event.
What the world has now clearly understood is this:
Iran can open it, close it, and manage it at will. The leverage has shifted permanently.
And the evidence?
We have moved seamlessly from:
“Open the Strait, you bastards”
to
“Thank you Iran for opening the Strait”
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@mtracey Because nothing's been signed yet.
It shows how much Iran is on its heels.
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Why is the US naval blockade still ongoing if the Strait of Hormuz is now "open"?
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