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BumRushDaShow

(172,546 posts)
Sun May 24, 2026, 05:24 PM 22 hrs ago

White House says Iran deal could take days

Source: msn/Axios

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The White House doesn't expect an agreement to end the war with Iran Sunday and thinks it could take several days for the deal's approval by Iran's leadership, including Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, a senior U.S. official said in a briefing with reporters.

Why it matters: While U.S. officials are optimistic that a deal will be signed within days, they also acknowledge it has not been finalized and could still fall apart. "We are in a very good place — but there are ways in which the deal can be undermined," a senior U.S. official said.

  • The deal would avoid an escalation of the war and decrease the pressure on the global oil supply. However, it's unclear whether it will lead to a lasting peace agreement that also addresses President Trump's nuclear demands.
  • President Trump told his "representatives not to rush into a deal" with Iran, he announced Sunday on Truth Social, saying "both sides must take their time and get it right."
  • He said the U.S. naval blockade will "remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed."


  • State of play: The senior Trump administration official said there are still details "to work out," but the "slow and opaque" nature of Iran's decision-making system could delay an agreement by another few days.

    Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/white-house-says-iran-deal-could-take-days/ar-AA23X7DZ



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    White House says Iran deal could take days (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP
    Well of course it will...market holiday. EarthFirst 22 hrs ago #1
    The US markets are closed tomorrow, but... Wuddles440 19 hrs ago #12
    Every hour and the story changes. TSF lives on chaos Deuxcents 22 hrs ago #2
    Until of course several days pass. Festivito 22 hrs ago #3
    Dang tacos take a while to cook, it seems. C_U_L8R 21 hrs ago #4
    Is anyone still listening to Rump? Bluestocking 21 hrs ago #5
    It'll be two weeks from... whenever sakabatou 21 hrs ago #6
    Yep Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 19 hrs ago #14
    Well done! H2O Man 16 hrs ago #17
    (Un)State of Play wyn borkins 21 hrs ago #7
    How long does it take to get a white flag and pay Iran billions? Total U.S. surrender. Botany 21 hrs ago #8
    They keep floating it too test the level of humiliation the felon would face... pat_k 16 hrs ago #18
    The one thing that Trump and his crew have going for him is a massive disinformation media machine. Botany 8 hrs ago #25
    Thomas Massie said Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham are "crashing out" SouthBayDem 20 hrs ago #9
    Well at least Trump has stopped Iran from builiding a nuclear weapon that they weren't building. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #10
    But will build one now because.... paleotn 19 hrs ago #13
    I'm curious: has F45 been seen in public since Friday???? nt in2herbs 19 hrs ago #11
    Is Trump still trying to deal from a position of (imaginary) strength? Aussie105 19 hrs ago #15
    This isn't the first time that Iran has initiated regime change in the US Metaphorical 13 hrs ago #22
    U started it u can end it sir. AllaN01Bear 18 hrs ago #16
    He won't pat_k 16 hrs ago #19
    White House says 'blah blah blah blah blah blah, "and we will kill you all" " Jack Valentino 15 hrs ago #20
    The so called imminent "Peace Deal" is nothing more than an effort by Trump to manipulate the markets again! Fil1957 14 hrs ago #21
    ''It will be done in 2 weeks!'' said Mierda47, like a million times. Sorry if I'm not shocked. n/t aggiesal 12 hrs ago #23
    Why even bother . . . AverageOldGuy 10 hrs ago #24
    Trump needs time to figure out how to spin a loss into a win. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #26
    surprised poozwah 8 hrs ago #27
    Why post right wing talking points? gab13by13 8 hrs ago #28
    Am guessing you missed this yesterday BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #29
    You just posted an article that claims a peace deal could happen in a matter of days. gab13by13 6 hrs ago #30
    It's what is being reported but the discerning reader knows if 45 says it, it's bullsht BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #31

    EarthFirst

    (4,224 posts)
    1. Well of course it will...market holiday.
    Sun May 24, 2026, 05:29 PM
    22 hrs ago

    You cannot swing the balance of the markets when they’re closed for a long holiday weekend…

    C_U_L8R

    (49,550 posts)
    4. Dang tacos take a while to cook, it seems.
    Sun May 24, 2026, 05:47 PM
    21 hrs ago

    Or is it the golf game that’s getting in the way again?

    wyn borkins

    (1,389 posts)
    7. (Un)State of Play
    Sun May 24, 2026, 06:21 PM
    21 hrs ago
    A Trump administration official said there are still many details that WILL DELAY (delay-delay-delay) an agreement by another few days(weeks)...(this is not an eact quote).

    Botany

    (77,906 posts)
    8. How long does it take to get a white flag and pay Iran billions? Total U.S. surrender.
    Sun May 24, 2026, 06:35 PM
    21 hrs ago

    David Shuster @DavidShus... • 2h S: According to Al Jazeera, the Iran deals includes unfreezing billions in Iranian funds, lifting U.S. blockade, pulling U.S. forces away, reopening strait of Hormuz though with tolls to Iran, and allowing Iran to keep its enriched uranium. This would be a total U.S. surrender.

    nice job, Donald Trump

    George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-05-24T00:38:45.202Z

    pat_k

    (13,905 posts)
    18. They keep floating it too test the level of humiliation the felon would face...
    Sun May 24, 2026, 11:12 PM
    16 hrs ago

    ... And when it is clear that the only way out means epic humiliation for which there is no "spin" there is NO WAY he'll allow it.



    Botany

    (77,906 posts)
    25. The one thing that Trump and his crew have going for him is a massive disinformation media machine.
    Mon May 25, 2026, 07:10 AM
    8 hrs ago

    Yes, as David Schuster correctly states this is a total U.S. Surrender what % of Americans will
    receive and correctly process that information? Trump had to go to military school in order to
    avoid being caught up in some kind of juvenile corrections system because of his assaults on
    a smaller child and a teacher and that he flunked out of Fordham too what % of Americans know
    about that?

    Powerful forces installed him and are still protecting him because he is their “useful idiot.

    SouthBayDem

    (33,369 posts)
    9. Thomas Massie said Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham are "crashing out"
    Sun May 24, 2026, 07:32 PM
    20 hrs ago

    Actual quote from this AP article:

    Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the president’s decision to strike Iran was the “most consequential” of his second term and that he should not let up now.

    “If the result of all that is to be an Iranian regime — still run by Islamists who chant ‘death to America’ — now receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium & develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the Strait of Hormuz, then that outcome would be a disastrous mistake,” Cruz wrote Saturday on the social media platform X. It was in reaction to Trump’s update after he had spoken with the leaders of Israel and other U.S. allies in the region.

    Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who also is close to Trump, panned any deal that would leave Iran perceived as being a dominant force in the region and in which it would retain its ability to destroy oil infrastructure throughout the Gulf.


    Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a Trump antagonist who had pushed legislation to restrain the president’s ability to wage war against Iran, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that while the terms are not yet fully known, “if Lindsey Graham and Ted Cuz are crashing out last night, I’d say it’s probably a pretty good deal.”

    twodogsbarking

    (19,419 posts)
    10. Well at least Trump has stopped Iran from builiding a nuclear weapon that they weren't building.
    Sun May 24, 2026, 07:44 PM
    19 hrs ago

    Way to go genius.

    paleotn

    (22,790 posts)
    13. But will build one now because....
    Sun May 24, 2026, 08:30 PM
    19 hrs ago

    if they had crossed that threshold prior, none of this would have happened. And to keep it from happening again, they'll build nukes. Existential threats have a way of doing that. Plus over a decade of negotiations wasted. What a bunch of fuck ups.

    Aussie105

    (8,201 posts)
    15. Is Trump still trying to deal from a position of (imaginary) strength?
    Sun May 24, 2026, 08:41 PM
    19 hrs ago

    Still blame shifting the slow dealing to Iran?

    The sooner Trump and his minions work out Iran is dealing from a position of strength and has little to lose, and a lot to gain, by slowing down negotiations, the better.

    Trump needs to come up with some serious sweeteners.
    He has forgotten, but Iran hasn't, that the US took out their Supreme Leader a while back.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/28/us-israel-military-operation-epic-fury-iran/

    Paywalled but the title is enough of a reminder if you have forgotten.

    Metaphorical

    (2,662 posts)
    22. This isn't the first time that Iran has initiated regime change in the US
    Mon May 25, 2026, 01:53 AM
    13 hrs ago

    Re: Carter -> Reagan.

    They've learned their lessons well.

    Fil1957

    (895 posts)
    21. The so called imminent "Peace Deal" is nothing more than an effort by Trump to manipulate the markets again!
    Mon May 25, 2026, 12:49 AM
    14 hrs ago

    There will be delay, delay and delay, then the deal will be dead.

    This morning I woke up and heard about it and was optimistic. As the day progressed it became clear it was yet another bait and switch. I actually believed it was real. So now it's official -- I'm an idiot!

    aggiesal

    (10,921 posts)
    23. ''It will be done in 2 weeks!'' said Mierda47, like a million times. Sorry if I'm not shocked. n/t
    Mon May 25, 2026, 02:44 AM
    12 hrs ago

    AverageOldGuy

    (4,200 posts)
    24. Why even bother . . .
    Mon May 25, 2026, 05:40 AM
    10 hrs ago

    . . . to pay one moment of attention to the latest Trump pronouncement about ending the war?

    Ending the war will require leadership. Neither Trump nor anyone around him is capable of leading anything, anytime, anywhere, for any reason.

    gab13by13

    (32,826 posts)
    28. Why post right wing talking points?
    Mon May 25, 2026, 07:36 AM
    8 hrs ago

    The MSM is full of headlines that proclaim that a deal with Iran and the US is imminent.

    I challenge anyone to show me 1 item in the deal (which was proposed by Iran and Pakistan by the way) that the US and Iran agree upon.

    The Iran proposal and what Krasnov is publicly saying are totally different, nothing has been agreed to.

    Crude oil is down 6% based upon the word of a demented man. The fossil fuel industry, IMO, wants to keep oil around $97/barrel to protect Krasnov.

    Show me 1 item in this imminent peace plan that Iran and the US agree upon.

    BumRushDaShow

    (172,546 posts)
    29. Am guessing you missed this yesterday
    Mon May 25, 2026, 08:34 AM
    7 hrs ago
    https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143669671

    Oil hasn't budged much from its narrow trading range of $90 - $100/bbl for months, with a few spikes above and below that track with the weekly pump and dump.

    gab13by13

    (32,826 posts)
    30. You just posted an article that claims a peace deal could happen in a matter of days.
    Mon May 25, 2026, 09:18 AM
    6 hrs ago

    Iran and the US agree on nothing in the peace plan proposed by Pakistan and Iran.

    The US wasn't a party to this latest peace plan, it came from Iran/Pakistan.

    It's more than about pump and dump, Krasnov's fossil fuel friends are doing everything they can to keep oil at $97/barrel. The price of crude is being manipulated, it just went down 6% based on a bogus peace plan agreement. The US and Iran agree on nothing.

    What leads one to the assumption that a peace plan is imminent?

    MSN has another headline up that says that oil tankers have resumed travelling through Hormuz. Ships from China and Pakistan have travelled through Hormuz after being authorized by Iran. This is exactly what Iran wants and what the US does not want and yet oil will drop based on a misleading statement.

    BumRushDaShow

    (172,546 posts)
    31. It's what is being reported but the discerning reader knows if 45 says it, it's bullsht
    Mon May 25, 2026, 10:36 AM
    5 hrs ago

    The end of this 3 month war was "imminent" 3 months ago, and was supposed to be "over in a couple days", Iran's nuclear capability was "completely obliterated", and their military was "destroyed". But we all know the rest of that story.

    My OP comment in the thread I linked to was what? This-

    As expected. Another pump and dump weekend.




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