Tehran skeptical of president’s offer – and troop deployments for potential ground operations – suggest claim of imminent end to war not credible

Somewhere between the strait of Hormuz and the screens of Bloomberg terminals around the world, the standard laws of cause and effect appear to have been suspended for Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

Trump this week soft-launched his latest Iran peace talks – which he has said must be accepted or “we’ll just keep bombing our little hearts out” – with few details or proof that anyone in the Iranian regime was willing to listen to him. The ultimatum was described as “maximalist” by Iran and quickly derided as a non-starter by analysts and former government officials.

Iran’s response to the 15-point plan appeared to be a resounding no, demanding instead that Tehran be given sovereignty over the strait of Hormuz, in effect confirming its control – or at least veto power – over the world energy trade.

  • HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    To this day you’ll have dipshits (such as but not limited to the .ml tankies) gleefully proclaim they chose the “anti-genocide” option of refusing to vote for Kamala.

    And they rage, cope and evade any accountability when you bring up the fact that a lack of participation always favors the GOP, and Trump is objectively orders of magnitude more genocidal than most prior presidents, or Kamala ever was.

    These assholes will tell everyone to sit out the next elections like they were screaming from the rooftops to do in 2024. Theyre too narcissistic to understand the world blames them for Trump too.