Iran Catch-All | IRAN WAR - US Blockade, Lebanon Ceasefire

[lawtig02]

I can't believe we have another "agreement" where each side agreed to different terms.

It looks like Iran really was willing to negotiate on terms that could have resulted in a true opening of the Strait, but Trump fucked it all to hell with his idiotic tweet storm yesterday morning. Trump’s compulsive dishonesty and desperate need for approval makes it impossible for the adults to get anything done.

 

[Wheels81]

I can't believe we have another "agreement" where each side agreed to different terms.

It’s the art of the deal.

 

[dukeman92]

 

[dukeman92]

 

[DiehardHeelFan]

LIVE
April 18, 2026 at 7:29am ET

Iran’s Military Says Strait Is Closed Again, Prompting Ships to Turn Back​

Iran fired on tanker near Oman, U.K. authority reports, as confusion reigns in the waterway​

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-us-talks-2026

*behind a paywall

 

[heelinhell]

It looks like Iran really was willing to negotiate on terms that could have resulted in a true opening of the Strait, but Trump fucked it all to hell with his idiotic tweet storm yesterday morning. Trump’s compulsive dishonesty and desperate need for approval makes it impossible for the adults to get anything done.

It looks like Iran really was willing to negotiate on terms that could have resulted in a true opening of the Strait, but Trump fucked it all to hell with his idiotic tweet storm yesterday morning. Trump’s compulsive dishonesty and desperate need for approval makes it impossible for the adults to get anything done.

It's not compulsive dishonesty; it's Truthful Hyperbole

Trump from Tony Schwartz's "The Art of the Deal " :

“The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people’s fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That’s why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular. I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration—and a very effective form of promotion.”

 

[nycfan]

 

[dukeman92]

Trump has repeatedly removed sanctions on Putin and Russia. He's not putting them back.

 

[dukeman92]

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[CarolinaFever]

Trump is such a fuck up. If the US government was a business the board would have voted him out long ago.

 

[dukeman92]

 

[Jetson]

I hope everyone’s farms are ok this morning.

 

[heelinhell]

I hope everyone’s farms are ok this morning.

Trump promised the farmers welfare checks similar to the welfare checks they received during his first term, so I'm sure they will be ok...assuming Trump will honor his promise.

 

[SnoopRob]

“Trump is a joke.”

 

[SnoopRob]

...assuming Trump will honor his promise.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

“No, these cannot be for the benefit of anyone. Diplomacy must prevail…Trump talks too much. He says contradictory things within the same statement“

 

[CarolinaFever]

“No, these cannot be for the benefit of anyone. Diplomacy must prevail…Trump talks too much. He says contradictory things within the same statement“

Trump talks and lies too much. Every time he opens his mouth he lies.