As an American, I believe this is a pause to regroup, while US/Israel concentrate on convincing Congress to pass their 1.5 trillion dollar Pentagon Budget, for an illegal war Trump bypassed Congress to start. Iran is focused and alert; they will not let down their guard. They have so much to attend to, for their people, clean up, repairs, etc. In my gut I think Israel will break the ceasefire with a false flag attack, they are angry about this two week pause. I'm not clairvoyant, its simply their mo. There is no ceasefire for Gaza, for this genocide, nor for Lebanon. Israel will continue its murderous rampage.
Yeah, the chance of Israel breaking the ceasefire is 100% and my guess is either they or the US will drop a nuke when Iran's guard is down and people aren't fastening themselves to power plants and bridges. There is no way the US is gonna accept paying tolls and remove sanctions. Anyone who believes this is a serious secession of hostilities is beyond naive.
Canada got theirs! Avi Lewis, the new leader of the Democratic party is a Jewish Anti-Zionist and talks about being a Bund. His grandfather was a founding member of the New Democrats and its leader in the 1970s. His father, Stephen Lewis, led the party in Ontario. He is also the great-grandson of Moishe Lewis, who was an outspoken member of the socialist Jewish Labour Bund in Eastern Europe. Interestingly, the Bund movement was founded at the same time the Zionist movement was founded and in direct opposition of that movement.
Everyone should be free to believe whatever they want to believe, or to believe in nothing (the sensible option). The problem only arises when they think their beliefs give them special rights over others.
The Zionists will continue to violently attack; that's who they are. They compare non-Jews to animals, but any animal on earth has more decency and integrity than these monsters.
Bang on, Teresa! Israel will be spitting chips over this, and their track record in using false flag ops is undeniable. Of course, their 'ceasefire' in Gaza is no such thing and the deaths there and in the West Bank continue to mount, as they will in Lebanon. Bibi'll be in Fatman Orange's ear, knowing that he'll do a 180-degree any time he 'feels it in his bones'. Utter bastards.
Thank you. I agree 100%. The Israeli mob in the Whitehouse and Zionists on platforms are having meltdowns over this "ceasefire' so I've just been enjoying YouTube clips watching their freakouts and reading their posts. The MOB of Oligarchs are so transparent but the amount of Zionists who still whine and play the victim is mindblowing, but not surprising. Yet, I'm going to watch and laugh, just for tonight. It's not what they say, its how upset they are..and I love seeing them upset, love seeing things not going their way...haha...
Well, first off, a term I recently came across and have now adopted for future use, “These guys are nucking futs.”
Yes, a glimmer of hope. I posit this rather untoward, awkward situation, heretofore not encountered – tension will arise because Trump/US has its tail between its legs and wants out. Israel, to maintain its perfect 1.000 batting average, will seek to undermine the ceasefire, regardless of who gets burned. Well, almost; it’s wholly dependent on this country. If our out means their first ever adherence to a treaty, how’s that gonna go down in Tel Aviv – or is it Jerusalem now, another Israeli/Zionist? How’s Israel gonna finesse this? Stay tuned.
One thing I haven’t seen mentioned is the matter of Iran retaining nuclear weapons development capability. I’m not sure it really wants that, but this nonsense that “Iran must never have a nuclear weapon because it would destabilize the region” has got to go. Not that I’m in favor of nuclear proliferation, but a nuclear-armed Israel gets to call the shots in the region and no one else does? Please, people, wake up. As with the worldwide campaign to eradicate smallpox, efforts must be directed first at controlling the outbreaks of disease; next continuous reduction in them; until finally declaring that no natural occurrences of the disease exist. By the way, it took the WHO thirteen years to bring that about; Israel has formally, albeit illegitimately, for 78 years come this May, far, far too long, something needs to be done about it.
Well done and well said. I completely agree. Who are we or Israel to tell Iran not to have nuclear weapons when genocidal Israel has them illegally. We have had sanctions and tariffs on Iran for 47 years! We started this illegal war, and Iran is defending itself and their people. Speaking as an American, I've never seen Iran in South America overthrowing democratically elected leaders for dictators. I don't see Iran with 1000 military bases around the world on everyone's borders. I don' t see Iran invading country's and stealing their resources and subjugating their people by sanctions. and tariffs. The US has sanctions and tariffs on 1/3 of the world's country's, mostly in the poorest in the Global South. US/Israel/NATO currently have wars and overthrown governments in Lebanon, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Congo, Niger, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Cuba, Guam (no war, but Guam doesn't want them our military base there, since after WWll) and I'm positive I'm leaving out other country's too. Whew. Done. Excuse my rant.
No need to apologize for the rant, thoroughly within keeping, and necessarily purgative.
A few countries omitted: Disneyland and World; Carpet World; Shangri-la; Fantasy Island; Springfield (where Homer Simpson lives); Oz; West World; Never-Never Land; The Land of Milk and Honey; Middle-earth; Camelot; Atlantis; Utopia; Brigadoon; and Westeros. As you indicate, others left out, others awaiting.
Iran has stated that this is NOT a ceasefire but that as long as the US and Israel don't fire at them, they will not fire at the duo either. However if either of the demonic twins fires at Iran, they will in turn retaliate harder than what they received. It's a negotiation phase and fire or not is dependent on the good behaviour of dumb and Dumber...
Actually at last report Israel is still attacking and Iran is still retaliating. At the rate things are going in Lebanon Israel is literally cannibalizing it's own military to avoid acknowledgement of Hezbollah's ferocity. They lost the last skirmish really really badly and the public is turning more and more in support of Hezbollah and against the puppet regime installed by the west
Iran is about to get nuked. The Israelis have something sinister planned. And they are ok taking the blame and letting the US save face. Good cop/bad cop. That much is clear.
Who is gonna do something? If another nation drops a nuke, it is annihilation for everyone. So they will just let it go and stay out. Europe covers for Israel and so does the US. China and Russia made it clear they wont get involved,.
China and Russia made it very clear that their involvement would be backstage as long as things remained within "acceptable" escalation. Firing a nuke was stated as crossing a red line and both Russia and China were very clear that it would change how they would engage in the aftermath. Kim-Jon-Un also let it be known that North Korea would have no qualms about coming to Iran's defense under those circumstances.
They are just pushing out the inevitable. Israel and the US have a track record of ignoring agreements and violating ceasefires and it is almost 100% certain they will do so now too. Remember, technically there is a Gaza ceasefire yet Israel continues to murder dozens each day.
There is no way the US will agree to pay millions in tolls and billions in reparations and allow them to enrich Uranium and remove sanctions. That's fantasy. This is a tactical pause so the US and Israel can regroup and rearm while avoiding an economic meltdown. My guess is Israel will, in a surprise attack, drop a nuke on Iran. Either in 2 weeks or a year but they will do it. Given that they now seem to agree to the ceasefire, I am almost certain this is the plan.
Domestically, no one is gonna impeach Trump and even on the off chance that it happens, there’s no scenario where 2/3rds of Congress votes to convict. That’s simply not how this system operates.
Trump is what happens when assholes like Pelosi and Obama refuse to hold war criminals accountable and normalize impunity - waving off war crimes as something to “move past”.
Trump didn’t break that system; he walked straight through it. That very impunity that let Bush and Co off the hook, and even rehabilitated them since with everyone's darling Michelle Obama sharing a gum with George W Bush, has emboldened Trump; just as the impunity towards him now will embolden his successor.
There are other ways to remove him from office, impeachment is not the only way. Apart from the fact everyone knows the man is totally, irrationally mentally defective is just one way and a straight jacket is quick, there faster ways.
Honestly, I do not think for one millisecond that Iran is taken in by this ceasefire, and they will not let down their guard. Anyone who would trust the US or israel is a fool - Iranians are not fools. They have seen how these two work, as we all have, so no reason Iran to be foolish and walk into a trap.
Sure, there are other avenues, like invoking the 25th - but those require real political will and large-scale coordination. The harder truth is this: even if members of his cabinet avoid his most extreme rhetoric, many still align with the underlying goals. They may not say “annihilation,” but they wouldn’t object to Iran being pulverized. As long as that alignment holds, he stays in power - acting on their priorities while they distance themselves, blaming his “instability” and pointing to a revolving cast of scapegoats to claim their hands were tied
I hope they don't abide by the ceasefire, I want Israel wiped from the map and I want the American empire brought to its knees. For decades I've tried to tell people what our govt was up to and was called a conspiracy theorist, even though I was a veteran that understood who our real enemy was.
The way 'israel' is embedded in the region it's difficult to wipe it from the map without destroying everything around it, including what's left of Palestine, and of course all the ecosystems, wildlife and animals that have suffered in this madness. I wish for its complete dismantling and disgrace rather than complete destruction. Sadly, neither look like happening.
They did not ask for billions in reparation. The said they will share the toll with their neighbours across the Strait, and use their half to rebuild what was destroyed and/or damaged by the joint illegal bombing, which is in fact more generous than I would have given that pair.
You’re missing the point: the demands themselves are substantial. Even without explicit language on reparations, what’s being asked is already far more than the U.S. is likely to accept.
- The Strait of Hormuz to be reopened "under the co-ordination of the armed forces of Iran".
- The war against "all components" of Iran's so-called Axis of Resistance to end.
- US forces to withdraw from "all bases and points of deployment within the region".
- The establishment of a "secure transit protocol" in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The full payment of compensation to Iran.
- The lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions, as well as the resolutions of the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors and the Security Council.
- The release of all frozen Iranian assets and properties abroad.
Thanks for sharing your insight and of course it is right to be sceptical. US administrations have spent decades trying to break Iran. It gives me great pleasure that some MAGA insiders are in meltdown. I sat down with an extended family in Iran once during Eid. I am not a Muslim. They had little but gave us everything. I wonder how that family are now.
Yeah, I'm not feeling optimistic about this. Suddenly Trump & Netanyahu, both who have spent their enter lives deceiving people for their own benefit, who deceived Iran twice in negotiations - now have had a change of heart? More likely, Trump buying more time until more US military reinforcements arrive after his totally botched commando Op on Iran's nuclear reactor. Watch what they do, not what they say.
Yeah a couple of pedos and mass murderers agreeing to a ceasefire out of the blue should
set off alarm bells for anyone.
I legit think they plan on dropping a nuke but will do so in a surprise attack. I think Israel will do it and the US will act all surprised and shocked and "opposed" to save face when in reality it's the good cop/bad cop routine that's been coordinated and staged.
We are all expecting the Mossad false flag attack to show how the Iranians broke the ceasefire and can’t be trusted. I wonder whether it is possible to place bets on how long?
Most people that dont have their heads buried up their asses are counting the minutes until Israel breaks the ceasefire. We all know that Trump doesn't have the balls to put Israel in its place. The only way it happens is if China picks up the phone and says this is over, end this or we end you.
I’m not generally an optimist and share some of the skepticism, and a lot of the distrust, expressed by fellow commenters. Nonetheless, this feels to me like a turning point — not so much in the intentions of Trump and Netanyahu, but in the power dynamic. The tide has shifted, and not just among the three major players, but throughout the world. A pessimistic view does not give Iran enough credit. Something significant happened. Much of the world is sick of both Israel and the U.S. It has gone along because of the perceived power of both (the power Israel derives from the U.S.), but now that there has been a crack in the U.S.’s perceived hegemony, it will continue to grow. I think the U.S. is going to have to agree to at least some of Iran’s demands, which will put Iran in a better position than it was before the illegal attack. (I’m not going to legitimize it by calling it a war, as it is illegal under both domestic and international law. These are not war crimes, but murders, like the killings in the Caribbean. We cede this point at our peril, as most of the U.S. media has done).
With the disapproval of the world, including much of the U.S. population, this could be an opportunity for the U.S. to begin controlling Israel rather than vice versa. Time to begin cutting ties. More and more people and countries are awakening to the fact of how costly this toxic relationship has been, and I’m not even talking about the money. I’m talking about our ability to live with ourselves. And of course the U.S. has not been the innocent victim in the relationship. Time for a reckoning.
lady they are regrouping to drop a nuke on Iran in a surprise attack. Being hopeful is one thing, but sadly your analysis is completely detached from anything resembling reality. This is not a turning point, peoples' disapproval of Israel or even their own government means little. Most dont live in democracies. I think Europe arrested their own parliament members for opposing the genocide.
There is no international law since no one can enforce anything, ICC arrest warrants are meaningless. UN resolutions might as well be used to wipe your asswith. Ben Givir who is a literal convicted terrorist with an arrest warrant, is a free man sipping champaign to having signed an execution law for Palestinians only. These people have genocides for 3 years with impunity and torture one year olds burning cigarettes on and burrowing nails into their legs. What are you even talking about?
The pressure on Trump by rational Americans must increase, making sure that he honors his deal with Iran and gets US troops out of Israel's mass murder agenda.
We know Israel will not honor any peace deal, and Iran has every right to resolve that problem permanently, without US intervention.
Love this: "the fact that the world’s worst people are in meltdown about it right now does provide a faint glimmer of hope." Sure beats the End of the World!
Caitlin, if I were a betting person, I would not give this deal even to the end of the week. I DON'T TRUST Israel or the U.S. Empire - not one bit! (There's enough history to backup my lack of faith in these two countries).
For all the reasons you mention and more, this is very, very far from over. The last 5 weeks has simply been the 'opening salvo' (or middle salvo?) of a very long war that Israel and the U.S. have been waging on Iran for decades now in different guises (IMHO).
I would love to be wrong on this and have this be a lasting peace...
Thanks for sharing your insight and of course it is right to be sceptical. US administrations have spent decades trying to break Iran. I gives me great pleasure that some MAGA insiders are in meltdown. I sat down with an extended family in Iran once during Eid. I am not a Muslim. They had little but gave us everything. I wonder how that family are now.
As an American, I believe this is a pause to regroup, while US/Israel concentrate on convincing Congress to pass their 1.5 trillion dollar Pentagon Budget, for an illegal war Trump bypassed Congress to start. Iran is focused and alert; they will not let down their guard. They have so much to attend to, for their people, clean up, repairs, etc. In my gut I think Israel will break the ceasefire with a false flag attack, they are angry about this two week pause. I'm not clairvoyant, its simply their mo. There is no ceasefire for Gaza, for this genocide, nor for Lebanon. Israel will continue its murderous rampage.
Yeah, the chance of Israel breaking the ceasefire is 100% and my guess is either they or the US will drop a nuke when Iran's guard is down and people aren't fastening themselves to power plants and bridges. There is no way the US is gonna accept paying tolls and remove sanctions. Anyone who believes this is a serious secession of hostilities is beyond naive.
Wouldn't encircling power plants with young people just invite Israel to attack? Children are their favorite victims.
Paying a Toll is not the reason. The entire thing is to build Greater Israel. It won’t stop until that stops
"THEIR MO"
I agree. A Zionist strategy.
Judaism needs The BUND back.
Canada got theirs! Avi Lewis, the new leader of the Democratic party is a Jewish Anti-Zionist and talks about being a Bund. His grandfather was a founding member of the New Democrats and its leader in the 1970s. His father, Stephen Lewis, led the party in Ontario. He is also the great-grandson of Moishe Lewis, who was an outspoken member of the socialist Jewish Labour Bund in Eastern Europe. Interestingly, the Bund movement was founded at the same time the Zionist movement was founded and in direct opposition of that movement.
Pretending there's good Jews? How quaint
Sell it somewhere else, not interested.
Blocked.
Sam Alder-Bell of the Guardian has a good read on the Bund.
Judaism needs to only be taught about in history books. It should be banned as a religion and a society.
Everyone should be free to believe whatever they want to believe, or to believe in nothing (the sensible option). The problem only arises when they think their beliefs give them special rights over others.
The Zionists will continue to violently attack; that's who they are. They compare non-Jews to animals, but any animal on earth has more decency and integrity than these monsters.
Bang on, Teresa! Israel will be spitting chips over this, and their track record in using false flag ops is undeniable. Of course, their 'ceasefire' in Gaza is no such thing and the deaths there and in the West Bank continue to mount, as they will in Lebanon. Bibi'll be in Fatman Orange's ear, knowing that he'll do a 180-degree any time he 'feels it in his bones'. Utter bastards.
Thank you. I agree 100%. The Israeli mob in the Whitehouse and Zionists on platforms are having meltdowns over this "ceasefire' so I've just been enjoying YouTube clips watching their freakouts and reading their posts. The MOB of Oligarchs are so transparent but the amount of Zionists who still whine and play the victim is mindblowing, but not surprising. Yet, I'm going to watch and laugh, just for tonight. It's not what they say, its how upset they are..and I love seeing them upset, love seeing things not going their way...haha...
Well, first off, a term I recently came across and have now adopted for future use, “These guys are nucking futs.”
Yes, a glimmer of hope. I posit this rather untoward, awkward situation, heretofore not encountered – tension will arise because Trump/US has its tail between its legs and wants out. Israel, to maintain its perfect 1.000 batting average, will seek to undermine the ceasefire, regardless of who gets burned. Well, almost; it’s wholly dependent on this country. If our out means their first ever adherence to a treaty, how’s that gonna go down in Tel Aviv – or is it Jerusalem now, another Israeli/Zionist? How’s Israel gonna finesse this? Stay tuned.
One thing I haven’t seen mentioned is the matter of Iran retaining nuclear weapons development capability. I’m not sure it really wants that, but this nonsense that “Iran must never have a nuclear weapon because it would destabilize the region” has got to go. Not that I’m in favor of nuclear proliferation, but a nuclear-armed Israel gets to call the shots in the region and no one else does? Please, people, wake up. As with the worldwide campaign to eradicate smallpox, efforts must be directed first at controlling the outbreaks of disease; next continuous reduction in them; until finally declaring that no natural occurrences of the disease exist. By the way, it took the WHO thirteen years to bring that about; Israel has formally, albeit illegitimately, for 78 years come this May, far, far too long, something needs to be done about it.
Well done and well said. I completely agree. Who are we or Israel to tell Iran not to have nuclear weapons when genocidal Israel has them illegally. We have had sanctions and tariffs on Iran for 47 years! We started this illegal war, and Iran is defending itself and their people. Speaking as an American, I've never seen Iran in South America overthrowing democratically elected leaders for dictators. I don't see Iran with 1000 military bases around the world on everyone's borders. I don' t see Iran invading country's and stealing their resources and subjugating their people by sanctions. and tariffs. The US has sanctions and tariffs on 1/3 of the world's country's, mostly in the poorest in the Global South. US/Israel/NATO currently have wars and overthrown governments in Lebanon, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Congo, Niger, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Cuba, Guam (no war, but Guam doesn't want them our military base there, since after WWll) and I'm positive I'm leaving out other country's too. Whew. Done. Excuse my rant.
No need to apologize for the rant, thoroughly within keeping, and necessarily purgative.
A few countries omitted: Disneyland and World; Carpet World; Shangri-la; Fantasy Island; Springfield (where Homer Simpson lives); Oz; West World; Never-Never Land; The Land of Milk and Honey; Middle-earth; Camelot; Atlantis; Utopia; Brigadoon; and Westeros. As you indicate, others left out, others awaiting.
🎯💯 very much agree with your analysis!
I fear you are right. Israël does not "know" what à ceasefire means.
Sam Alder-Bell of the Guardian has a good read on the Bund.
Thank you.
Israel dont abide by ceasefires. They'll break it and Iran and continue to wipe the floor with them and my happiness will continue to soar.
Exactly what I said. I believe they will break the ceasefire also. I have no love or loyalty to Zionist Israel or Zionists anywhere.
Iran has stated that this is NOT a ceasefire but that as long as the US and Israel don't fire at them, they will not fire at the duo either. However if either of the demonic twins fires at Iran, they will in turn retaliate harder than what they received. It's a negotiation phase and fire or not is dependent on the good behaviour of dumb and Dumber...
I don't want a ceasefire, I want to keep watching Israel get pummeled. It's curing my depression.
Actually at last report Israel is still attacking and Iran is still retaliating. At the rate things are going in Lebanon Israel is literally cannibalizing it's own military to avoid acknowledgement of Hezbollah's ferocity. They lost the last skirmish really really badly and the public is turning more and more in support of Hezbollah and against the puppet regime installed by the west
Iran is about to get nuked. The Israelis have something sinister planned. And they are ok taking the blame and letting the US save face. Good cop/bad cop. That much is clear.
If they do, you can kiss Israel goodbye, and possibly say hello to ww3
Who is gonna do something? If another nation drops a nuke, it is annihilation for everyone. So they will just let it go and stay out. Europe covers for Israel and so does the US. China and Russia made it clear they wont get involved,.
China and Russia made it very clear that their involvement would be backstage as long as things remained within "acceptable" escalation. Firing a nuke was stated as crossing a red line and both Russia and China were very clear that it would change how they would engage in the aftermath. Kim-Jon-Un also let it be known that North Korea would have no qualms about coming to Iran's defense under those circumstances.
They are just pushing out the inevitable. Israel and the US have a track record of ignoring agreements and violating ceasefires and it is almost 100% certain they will do so now too. Remember, technically there is a Gaza ceasefire yet Israel continues to murder dozens each day.
There is no way the US will agree to pay millions in tolls and billions in reparations and allow them to enrich Uranium and remove sanctions. That's fantasy. This is a tactical pause so the US and Israel can regroup and rearm while avoiding an economic meltdown. My guess is Israel will, in a surprise attack, drop a nuke on Iran. Either in 2 weeks or a year but they will do it. Given that they now seem to agree to the ceasefire, I am almost certain this is the plan.
Domestically, no one is gonna impeach Trump and even on the off chance that it happens, there’s no scenario where 2/3rds of Congress votes to convict. That’s simply not how this system operates.
Trump is what happens when assholes like Pelosi and Obama refuse to hold war criminals accountable and normalize impunity - waving off war crimes as something to “move past”.
Trump didn’t break that system; he walked straight through it. That very impunity that let Bush and Co off the hook, and even rehabilitated them since with everyone's darling Michelle Obama sharing a gum with George W Bush, has emboldened Trump; just as the impunity towards him now will embolden his successor.
There are other ways to remove him from office, impeachment is not the only way. Apart from the fact everyone knows the man is totally, irrationally mentally defective is just one way and a straight jacket is quick, there faster ways.
Honestly, I do not think for one millisecond that Iran is taken in by this ceasefire, and they will not let down their guard. Anyone who would trust the US or israel is a fool - Iranians are not fools. They have seen how these two work, as we all have, so no reason Iran to be foolish and walk into a trap.
Sure, there are other avenues, like invoking the 25th - but those require real political will and large-scale coordination. The harder truth is this: even if members of his cabinet avoid his most extreme rhetoric, many still align with the underlying goals. They may not say “annihilation,” but they wouldn’t object to Iran being pulverized. As long as that alignment holds, he stays in power - acting on their priorities while they distance themselves, blaming his “instability” and pointing to a revolving cast of scapegoats to claim their hands were tied
Real war crimes tribunals. Rope.
I hope they don't abide by the ceasefire, I want Israel wiped from the map and I want the American empire brought to its knees. For decades I've tried to tell people what our govt was up to and was called a conspiracy theorist, even though I was a veteran that understood who our real enemy was.
The way 'israel' is embedded in the region it's difficult to wipe it from the map without destroying everything around it, including what's left of Palestine, and of course all the ecosystems, wildlife and animals that have suffered in this madness. I wish for its complete dismantling and disgrace rather than complete destruction. Sadly, neither look like happening.
They did not ask for billions in reparation. The said they will share the toll with their neighbours across the Strait, and use their half to rebuild what was destroyed and/or damaged by the joint illegal bombing, which is in fact more generous than I would have given that pair.
You’re missing the point: the demands themselves are substantial. Even without explicit language on reparations, what’s being asked is already far more than the U.S. is likely to accept.
- The Strait of Hormuz to be reopened "under the co-ordination of the armed forces of Iran".
- The war against "all components" of Iran's so-called Axis of Resistance to end.
- US forces to withdraw from "all bases and points of deployment within the region".
- The establishment of a "secure transit protocol" in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The full payment of compensation to Iran.
- The lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions, as well as the resolutions of the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors and the Security Council.
- The release of all frozen Iranian assets and properties abroad.
Thanks for sharing your insight and of course it is right to be sceptical. US administrations have spent decades trying to break Iran. It gives me great pleasure that some MAGA insiders are in meltdown. I sat down with an extended family in Iran once during Eid. I am not a Muslim. They had little but gave us everything. I wonder how that family are now.
Yeah, I'm not feeling optimistic about this. Suddenly Trump & Netanyahu, both who have spent their enter lives deceiving people for their own benefit, who deceived Iran twice in negotiations - now have had a change of heart? More likely, Trump buying more time until more US military reinforcements arrive after his totally botched commando Op on Iran's nuclear reactor. Watch what they do, not what they say.
But hell, who knows. One can hope ...
Yeah a couple of pedos and mass murderers agreeing to a ceasefire out of the blue should
set off alarm bells for anyone.
I legit think they plan on dropping a nuke but will do so in a surprise attack. I think Israel will do it and the US will act all surprised and shocked and "opposed" to save face when in reality it's the good cop/bad cop routine that's been coordinated and staged.
Send in more and they can die too
We are all expecting the Mossad false flag attack to show how the Iranians broke the ceasefire and can’t be trusted. I wonder whether it is possible to place bets on how long?
Most people that dont have their heads buried up their asses are counting the minutes until Israel breaks the ceasefire. We all know that Trump doesn't have the balls to put Israel in its place. The only way it happens is if China picks up the phone and says this is over, end this or we end you.
Yes, check out the predictions marketplace.
We will not annex the Sudetenland.
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Fabulous synopsis. @RyanGrim & @ DropSiteNews, though!
I’m not generally an optimist and share some of the skepticism, and a lot of the distrust, expressed by fellow commenters. Nonetheless, this feels to me like a turning point — not so much in the intentions of Trump and Netanyahu, but in the power dynamic. The tide has shifted, and not just among the three major players, but throughout the world. A pessimistic view does not give Iran enough credit. Something significant happened. Much of the world is sick of both Israel and the U.S. It has gone along because of the perceived power of both (the power Israel derives from the U.S.), but now that there has been a crack in the U.S.’s perceived hegemony, it will continue to grow. I think the U.S. is going to have to agree to at least some of Iran’s demands, which will put Iran in a better position than it was before the illegal attack. (I’m not going to legitimize it by calling it a war, as it is illegal under both domestic and international law. These are not war crimes, but murders, like the killings in the Caribbean. We cede this point at our peril, as most of the U.S. media has done).
With the disapproval of the world, including much of the U.S. population, this could be an opportunity for the U.S. to begin controlling Israel rather than vice versa. Time to begin cutting ties. More and more people and countries are awakening to the fact of how costly this toxic relationship has been, and I’m not even talking about the money. I’m talking about our ability to live with ourselves. And of course the U.S. has not been the innocent victim in the relationship. Time for a reckoning.
lady they are regrouping to drop a nuke on Iran in a surprise attack. Being hopeful is one thing, but sadly your analysis is completely detached from anything resembling reality. This is not a turning point, peoples' disapproval of Israel or even their own government means little. Most dont live in democracies. I think Europe arrested their own parliament members for opposing the genocide.
There is no international law since no one can enforce anything, ICC arrest warrants are meaningless. UN resolutions might as well be used to wipe your asswith. Ben Givir who is a literal convicted terrorist with an arrest warrant, is a free man sipping champaign to having signed an execution law for Palestinians only. These people have genocides for 3 years with impunity and torture one year olds burning cigarettes on and burrowing nails into their legs. What are you even talking about?
I wish I could believe that will happen.
The pressure on Trump by rational Americans must increase, making sure that he honors his deal with Iran and gets US troops out of Israel's mass murder agenda.
We know Israel will not honor any peace deal, and Iran has every right to resolve that problem permanently, without US intervention.
Love this: "the fact that the world’s worst people are in meltdown about it right now does provide a faint glimmer of hope." Sure beats the End of the World!
Caitlin, if I were a betting person, I would not give this deal even to the end of the week. I DON'T TRUST Israel or the U.S. Empire - not one bit! (There's enough history to backup my lack of faith in these two countries).
For all the reasons you mention and more, this is very, very far from over. The last 5 weeks has simply been the 'opening salvo' (or middle salvo?) of a very long war that Israel and the U.S. have been waging on Iran for decades now in different guises (IMHO).
I would love to be wrong on this and have this be a lasting peace...
TOO-WEAK CeaseFire ~ To plan ANOTHER Assassination of Negotiators, Op
“I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”
Darth Vader (real estate guy)
Thanks for sharing your insight and of course it is right to be sceptical. US administrations have spent decades trying to break Iran. I gives me great pleasure that some MAGA insiders are in meltdown. I sat down with an extended family in Iran once during Eid. I am not a Muslim. They had little but gave us everything. I wonder how that family are now.
I worry that the illegal settler colony will take this opportunity to focus all that they have on Gaza and Lebanon
Hope LindsayG has made good use of a rope.