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@MichaelPBento Saddam Hussein was also so agreeable. For like ten years. 😆

So they are proceeding nicely as we bomb them, so nice that we may have to bomb them harder?

@marcthiessen You’re rather deaf aren’t you.

Qatar should not be allowed to give Iran $12B up front as part of any deal. No money until Iran hands over the nuclear dust!

@MOSSADil Because that makes so much sense to radicals

IRAN DEAL STILL POSSIBLE⁉️ Rubio says a deal with Iran could still happen within days, despite fresh U.S. strikes and a fragile ceasefire. Clarification: we are still at the MOU stage, not the deal.

@FirstSquawk And the sun is yellow. So what?

Rubio says discussions related to Iran were underway in Qatar earlier today.

@InsiderWire Suckers.

#BREAKING: Marco Rubio says an Iran deal is still possible within days despite strikes.

@DanielLDavis1 Because retail is so smart.

Is the United States actively trying to sabotage any possibilities for a negotiated end to the war in Iran? How can it be that mere hours after President Trump says we are negotiating to try to end the war, the US military conducts a whole series of strikes against multiple targets in Iran, claiming they were “defensive“ in nature, but giving no explanation for how missile launch sites at Bander Abbas threatened American troops by its mere existence, especially during the time of ceasefire. Meanwhile, Israel continues and even intensifies it’s an attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and President Trump continues to imply military force is still on the menu. All of these things undermine any possibility of a negotiated settlement, as it signals to Iran that America has no interest in a diplomatic solution, only in Iranian capitulation.

@FirstSquawk We bomb you. You love us back. What a joke.

US Secretary of State: Negotiating the drafting of the agreement with Iran could "take a few days"

@InsiderWire 😆

@FirstSquawk 😆

Rubio says finalizing the wording of a potential Iran agreement may require several days of talks.

@FirstSquawk 😆

US Secretary of State on the Iran agreement: We are negotiating over specific formulations in the initial document

@turkey_son Then again, maybe he’s getting punked. You don’t slap around an extremist and expect to get honey. Duh.

So Trump keeps doing all he can to get this “deal” done. Again, the point is to open Hormuz, and lock Iran in a holding pattern until after the midterms. That simple. It’s a smart strategic play. Why lose power and the voters at home, when you can actually do both, on your timetable. Iran will be in, at best, the same position in six months, probably weaker. But so many, with zero knowledge of anything, and by reacting to the nonstop reports from people who don’t know anything, make their play by play calls. Trump is using every possible medium to cobble together a six month deal. He is Not being used and manipulated, he is using and manipulating. It’s tricky, he has to convince the Iranians there is any reason to open Hormuz. There really is not for them, they are cooked. But they can cause economic issues. Just a fact. He wants to win the midterms. I am glad he wants to win them. He is going for it all. If he wasn’t trying to make a deal, we wouldn’t be here. He is and has been trying to make a deal Meanwhile the same old people act like Trump is stupid. 🥱

@FirstSquawk @HFI_Research 😆

US Secretary of State: Reaching an agreement with Iran remains possible despite our recent strikes

@FirstSquawk 😆

Trump says Iran negotiations proceeding 'nicely,' warns of stronger attack if no deal is reached-YONHAP

@rich_goldberg Hey wise guy. Hey said the deal with Iran was done six times. And you calling us out for lack of faith? Joke.

Too many people are convinced the Trump administration is playing games with the language they use about their negotiating position. The lack of confidence in this President - the ultimate BS detector who can sniff out a bad deal when it’s presented - is astounding. Stop accusing the White House of playing games! What kind of games? Here are examples of the conspiracy theories: - Saying “enriched uranium” but not really meaning ALL enriched uranium. Maybe only 60%, not the 20% or low enriched uranium. But don’t you think the president will ask, can they still make a bomb with what’s being left behind? - Saying enriched uranium may be shipped out to third countries or disposed of inside Iran, but this being code for caving to Iran’s position, JCPOA-style, with Iran shipping some to an ally while retaining a downblended stockpile. Don’t you think the president will ask questions like, can they even downblend inside Iran today, or if they did this would the remaining stockpile still constitute a threat, or isn’t this exactly like the JCPOA? - Saying “no dust, no dollars” but getting cute by giving Iran permission to draw on escrowed accounts in Qatar and Oman to pay debts and imports, but without the money going back to Tehran. Don’t you think the president knows this was Sleepy Joe’s trick to give sanctions relief to Iran, that the $6 billion in Qatar was the horrible hostage ransom payment every Republican condemned, and that budget support - whether the money sits in Tehran or Doha - is paying an extortion racket upfront and reducing the likelihood he ever gets the nuclear dust? - Saying no upfront sanctions relief from the United States while allowing Qatar or someone else to pay the ransom instead of us. As if the president has no clue that if anyone helps relive the pressure before he gets the nuclear dust, he will never get it? I recognize that many in Washington have been burned a thousand times by these kind of games under Obama and Biden. I testified before House Oversight just before October 7 laying out this exact subterfuge on Iran. But my goodness, give this president some credit for killing bad Iran deal proposal after bad Iran deal proposal on Iran since his first term. Mediators can scheme all they want - this President gets briefed, perhaps after 50 leaks occurred from people with half a clue, and he is the ultimate BS detector.

@Liathetrader Daring statement. Let’s talk in one month. Deal?

Futures are up bigly. The Iran conflict seems to be coming to an official close. That is welcomed news, and the market has been signaling that the conflict would no longer be an issue for a while. When the market talks, we need to listen. 💰

UKOIL – Brent Crude Oil🛢️ Another Pulchritudinous Symmetrical Pattern. Shown below is what it would look like if it acts as a continuation pattern. For one's private perusal enjoy.

@DanielLDavis1 Because they’ll surrender. Just like Saddam Hussein did. 😆

We conducted “self-defense strikes” against stationary “missile launch sites”? Were the Iranian launch facilities about to attack US troops? If not; why did we attack them? If they were going to attack us, are we to understand Iran ordered a single launch facility to attack US and violate the ceasefire, on such a tiny scale? Something not adding up here…

@SullyCNBC You’re not smart.

The shipowners and insurers know more than anyone about the real situation in the Strait of Hormuz. Them moving ships to load - or prepare to load - oil is a pretty loud signal about what may happen. Things can change, but this is a good sign and has been for a couple of days. #Oil lower right now. Lets see how next 24-48 hours play out.

@angertab Saddam Hussein is laughing.

Can Iran be trusted after today? Amid peace talks, Iran was caught red-handed laying additional mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The USA responded by striking the two ships. US aircraft involved were then targeted by IRGC surface to air missiles (SAMs) out of Bandar Abas. The USA aircraft returned fire, destroying the SAM launch sites. Additional explosions were reported in several Iranian cities, even though portions of the internet were allegedly turned back on today, the additional strikes have not been confirmed. No footage has surfaced other than some air defense assets shooting near Isfahan. While Iranian officials may be negotiating in good faith (which I seriously doubt), the IRGC has proven time and time again that the negotiators are not in control of them.

@JenGriffinFNC @zerohedge Yeah. Slap them around a bit. That’s how peace deals are made.

I am told the US strikes are over for now. Again these were defensive in nature not offensive and not an effort to break the ceasefire. The US military says it reacted when they saw 2 IRGC boats laying mines and then also when a SAM missile site targeted its warplanes.