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Seems that Trump is going to surrender. Why the sudden interest in Cuba again.
From the Atlantic.
The outlines of President Trumps endgame in the Iran war are now emerging. In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, Trump reportedly explained that the United States was negotiating a letter of intent with Iran that would formally end the war and launch a 30-day period of negotiations on Irans nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The purpose and effect of such an agreement should be clear: The United States is walking away from the crisis. Trump may launch another limited strike to look tough and satisfy the demands of the wars supporters, but it would be a performative gesture. Endgame in this case is a euphemism for surrender.
Trump has blinked many times in the confrontation with Iranever since March 18, when Israel attacked the Pars gas field and Iran retaliated with a strike against Qatars most important natural-gas-production facility. Trump then called for a halt on U.S. and Israeli targeting of Irans energy infrastructure, and the war effectively ended.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/trump-surrender-iran-endgame/687252/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3z7P5ziNahM4p4Y6XS3ozvg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&fbclid=IwY2xjawR9SYhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEefwkLuNCyoGYVLMRka3JgSgQGycesKhTP0EHDpGFse9t04Rqh4LylPDdlPyI_aem_NzYE7UmX-Hg1Ut0X0VHDkA
-misanthroptimist
(1,836 posts)...who picks a fight with a smaller guy, proceeds to get hit, and suddenly loses interest in the fight. "What, you can't take a joke/" or something similar gets said and the fight is over.
MineralMan
(151,586 posts)What an idiot!
Bayard
(30,313 posts)This little ego-booster cost billions of dollars and thousands of lives. He accomplished exactly noting other than to look like an incompetent fool. Again.
Dave says
(5,472 posts)1. The end of free passage through the strait of Hormuz.
2. The final end to the nuclear safeguards put in place during the Obama Administration.
Great job, Brownie
no, uh, Trump. Everything Trump touches