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@IranIntl_En He sounds like he is on the payroll of the IRGC! He is now being played on repeat all over Iran. Looks like aid to the enemy to me.

Democratic member of the House of Representatives and Armed Services Committee member Seth Moulton said on CNN on Wednesday that the war with Iran “has been a failure every step of the way,” arguing that the United States is “losing the war.” “This war has been a failure every step of the way. And amazingly, the Trump administration seemed to finally realize this, which is why they’ve backed off and are seeking a deal with Iran. Let’s be clear, it’s not Iran begging for a deal. It’s the Trump administration,” Moulton, a former Marine, said. “But it’s still the best course of action that they can take at this point, because escalating it only risks getting us more deeply involved and makes it harder to pull out. At this point, we’re losing the war. We’ve got to cut our losses and go home,” he added.

@MosiniElisa And?

Around 50 UN member states, including EU countries, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea, signed a statement condemning Russia’s threats of systematic strikes on Kyiv. The US did not sign. The true free world has made its position clear.

@TW9107 @_InfoGram_ Looks like the deterrent worked.

@ammo4392 @_InfoGram_ When has the U.S. ever needed to come to our defence?

🇨🇦 Canada just snubbed Trump again 🔥 🇨🇦 Canada no longer trusts the 🇺🇸 U.S. after Trump discussed annexing Canada. Canada will now purchase Saab’s GlobalEye instead of Boeing’s E-7, signaling a permanent move away from U.S. defense suppliers. In short, Canada is quietly distancing itself from Trump. 🔥

@USMCLiberal @GOP I never thought about a golf course. Great idea!

Get this motherfucker out of our White House before he installs a goddamn golf course. This is disgusting. Fuck you, @GOP. Fuck every last one of you.

@BhattiLaib9960 Freedom of speech!

This is an awesome 🙌 question 🙋‍♀️

@grahamformaine At least she respects our veterans. You. Not so much!

Susan Collins is spineless and corrupt. And in 160 days, we will defeat her.

@PopularLiberal Marxist!

DAMN, THIS HITS HARDER! Graham Platner—Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Maine—isn't asking, he's telling. The Supreme Court is a corrupt, far-right partisan weapon, and both Alito and Thomas need to be impeached. Real Republicans, Democrats, and independents who actually give a damn about democracy: you're either fighting this fascist takeover or you're on the wrong side of history. The Trump party chose their side. We the people choose ours. Period.

@_InfoGram_ Trump asked the EU to build up their military force. It appears that their anger at Trump has become the catalyst that has pushed them into defending themselves. Either way, glad to see they have taken their defense seriously.

🇮🇹 Massive from Italian PM Meloni 🔥 🇺🇸 Trump at 5:00 PM — We are pulling back troops and gear from Europe. 🇮🇹 Meloni at 6:00 PM — If you can’t defend yourself and rely on others, you lose your autonomy. Defense spending buys freedom. I want Italy to be free. 👏🔥 She is not holding back on Trump. Only female leader with a backbone.🔥

@maddenifico If communism fights Fascism, then you must be a communist.

This gentleman is spot-fucking-on. MAGA is a fascistic low IQ cult of bootlicking sychophants who are too fucking dumb to know they're the EXACT OPPOSITE of everything they used to espouse. 🎯🎯🎯👇

@DefiantLs We must have revolution! We must replace capitalism! No thanks Bernie!

Bernie Sanders: "The American people will not accept Trump’s authoritarianism. We will not accept oligarchy. We will not accept kleptocracy and corruption..."

@MarcoFoster_ @grahamformaine All I hear from you is what Bernie has been repeating for years, class warfare straight out of Marxism.

Graham Platner calls out Jeff Bezos: “There’s absolutely no question that if we target the wealth where it has been hoarded for decades and put it into social programs like healthcare, childcare, paying teachers what they are worth, we will absolutely improve the lives of working Americans. I think what he is pitching is propaganda. It’s meant to protect himself and protect his crony friends and we’re gonna come after them for it”

@BernieSanders The people of Maine say NO to communism!

A great turnout in Portland, Maine. The people of Maine and all across the country are saying NO to oligarchy, NO to authoritarianism and NO to endless wars. Graham and Troy will take on the billionaire class and fight for a disappearing middle class.  Thank you, Maine!

@Gabbar0099 I wonder where her funding comes from? Could foreign countries be financing her hate?

She nailed it 🔥 “Our soldiers are in Israel right now in order to defend the Israelis. Do the Israelis pay for our military? Are they the ones who are shelling out a trillion dollars a year for our military? NO!" Ana Kasparian the only journalist in America with Spine 🔥❤️

@TrumpsHurricane You should probably bring a friend or two!

What is your response to Democrat Rep Shri ??

@DemzDeliver Karl Marx anyone?

🚨 Bernie Sanders just held a massive rally with Graham Platner, demanding Medicare for All and an End to Citizens United. "They have the money. We have the people."

@mathobati @AmitSegal At some point the Arab countries will normalize relations with Israel. They prefer money to religious zealots.

You fool, do you think that by using the economy, you can strangle Saudi Arabia and Qatar? These countries completely halted oil in their opposition to Israel in 1973. Do you think we would sell our honor and shake the hands of child killers just for the sake of oil transit? The world needs oil, but we do not; let the strait remain closed, and you, Trump, and Netanyahu can go to hell. Saudi Arabia said no, which means no, you naive idiot. Saudi Arabia is a country that does what it says; it does not lie, it does not distort, it does not fake, it does not shake hands with those who kill children, and it does not deal with the dirty Netanyahu. Stick the strait where the sun don't shine, you, America, and the terrorist state of Israel.

The bill for American action has arrived at the Saudi door. Last night, Donald Trump reportedly demanded that in exchange for finalizing the current ceasefire deal with Iran—the one desperately needed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—the Gulf states would have to pay a massive premium: immediate normalization with Israel. According to my sources, the ultimatum was met with literal silence. The Arab leaders were so thoroughly stunned by the audacity of the request that Trump actually had to break the silence with a follow-up: “Are you still there?” For months, we have watched a narrative form: Israel deceived the United States into a disastrous war that only empowered Iran. This narrative ignores multiple factors, including but not limited to the fact that it was Trump’s choice, Trump did not follow the Israeli plan, and—perhaps most of all—the presence of another major player calling for war: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In late February, The Washington Post reported that the decision to go to war had been reached after encouragement from two key allies: Israel and Saudi Arabia. Throughout the war, they reinforced this support. A few weeks later, when Trump was claiming that the war would be over in a few days, The New York Times reported that both nations heavily encouraged a continuation of the conflict. Prince Mohammed reportedly argued that the United States should consider putting troops in Iran to seize energy infrastructure and force the government out of power. But things have changed. The Saudis never expected to put their core energy infrastructure on the line for this conflict, assuming a covert nod to Washington would yield a painless destruction of the Iranian threat. Instead, the smoking ruins of the Ras Tanura refinery, a staggering $33.5 billion first-quarter deficit, and a hull-to-hull backup in the Strait of Hormuz served as a brutal awakening. With the United Arab Emirates stepping aggressively into the vacuum—gladly absorbing the role of America’s primary, hardline Gulf ally—Riyadh is executing a frantic tactical retreat. For the past month and a half, MBS has been beating a different drum: diplomacy. “Okay,” said Trump last night, but constantly shifting positions comes with a cost: normalization. This is about far more than Trump extracting a quick return on investment. By demanding normalization as the price for a ceasefire, he is forcing the Saudis to grab Israel’s other arm to physically restrain Jerusalem from striking Iran alone. It underscores a truth that Trump understood and Obama never did: the most effective way to control Israel isn’t to push them away, but to wrap them in a bear hug. By locking Jerusalem into a close alliance, Washington doesn’t just protect them—it places its hand directly over the Israeli trigger finger. Washington needs its hand over that trigger because Israel has little incentive to hold back when the current deal appears to leave Iran in a stronger position than before. That is the Iranian impression as well. In The Art of the Deal, Trump writes: “The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it. That makes the other guy smell blood, and then you’re dead.” Sensing American eagerness for a diplomatic off-ramp, Tehran has smelled exactly that, aggressively upping its demands before any Memorandum of Understanding can be printed. Despite draft stipulations requiring a return to free transit, the IRGC is leveraging its tactical position to normalize a permanent, permission-based transit regime in the Strait of Hormuz—boasting that 33 commercial vessels were forced to register and coordinate with the IRGC Navy in a single 24-hour window. Meanwhile, Iran has flatly rejected a Pakistani compromise to defer unresolved issues, flipping the entire sequencing of the talks by refusing any nuclear-related commitments or stockpiling concessions at this stage. Instead, an emboldened Tehran is demanding immediate economic rewards, including the unfreezing of blocked assets, while conditioning the entire agreement on an “all fronts” ceasefire that would effectively force Washington to strip Israel of its freedom of action against Hezbollah in Lebanon. At the end of the devastating Iran-Iraq War, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini famously declared that accepting peace was like “drinking a poison chalice.” Today, his successor’s successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, is facing no such bitter brew. Instead, Benjamin Netanyahu is being asked to swallow the fatal mixture this time around. Much to his relief, Donald Trump is trying to mix in a Saudi sweetener to help the medicine go down.

@OldBikerTrucker @grahamformaine He doesn’t represent this Mainer nor this Veteran!

@grahamformaine Yeah, something is happening in Maine. A self-described communist who called all cops bastards, called rural white Americans racist and stupid, and has a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol is running for Senate with Bernie Sanders' blessing. That something is a disaster. 🇺🇸

Something is happening in Maine.

@FoxNews Why does he sound like Carl Marx? Why is it that the only thing the liberals preach is revolution? Is the plan to start another revolutionary war?

United States Senate candidate Graham Platner launched a blistering attack on the political establishment alongside Senator Bernie Sanders during the first stop of their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. Platner took aim at long-serving politicians, specifically calling out Senator Susan Collins and declared that the current system exists solely to enrich elected officials while leaving everyday Americans behind. "We will not just fight the oligarchy, we will defeat the oligarchy and the political system that it maintains. We will defeat the political system that it maintains.” “The politics of Susan Collins, a politics that turns politicians into millionaires but tells you to be grateful for crumbs. It is a lie. It is a lie intended to serve the billionaire class."

@MarcoFoster_ @grahamformaine Class warfare. Classic Marxism.

Graham Platner: “I believe that in our country the voices of working people are far more important than the voices of those who simply have money. I believe that we should not be settling for scraps that they throw to us from the table where they dine with the Epstein Class”