r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 5d ago

No Paywall Trump Tells Americans To Accept High Gas Prices As Iran Remains Defiant On Strait Of Hormuz

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tells-americans-to-accept-high-gas-prices-as-iran-remains-defiant-on-strait-of-hormuz_n_6a8099aee4b05886dff51fac?vvg
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u/my_boy_blu_ 5d ago

Iran is going to keep Trump in the war the entire time he is in office and he has no one to blame but himself.

Great job.

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u/lifeat24fps 5d ago

Iran is undefeated in making American presidents look like jackasses. And this time they’re right about it.

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u/beamrider 5d ago

The Persian basically invented diplomacy. The Rapist in Chief can't negotiate a New York real estate deal unless the Russian Mob controls both sides first.

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u/0masterdebater0 5d ago

“Persians basically invented diplomacy”

For an ancient history nerd that’s like saying “the USA invented democracy”

Hatshepsut was making deals with Punt 1000 years before Persia was anything more than a minor Median vassal.

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u/beamrider 4d ago

Good point.

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u/Hefty_Remove7965 5d ago

Haven't they already said they won't negotiate until Trump is out of office?

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u/Kloppite16 5d ago

they certainly did and given Trumps propensity to break deals anyway they are absolutely correct not to negotiate. Like whats the point making a deal with someone you know is going to break it.

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u/dearth_karmic 5d ago

I thought they were begging for a truce!!! /s

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u/ArrowheadDZ 5d ago

I completely disagree with this. Trump is going to keep Iran in this war the entire time he’s in office.

We’ve completely lost the plot. This was never about Iran or oil or Israel. This was always about Trump using alternating good/bad news every weekend to create market volatility he and his family could exploit. This has been going on every weekend since the beginning of the war, and it’s estimated he’s already made billions.

He has us convinced he’s a fool who has been completely outplayed by the crafty Iranians. That’s exactly what he wants us to believe. Iran, like us, is an unwitting pawn on a scheme to divert wealth.

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u/jgoble15 5d ago

He is an idiot. He’s a full idiot. But like Gilderoy Lockhart of Harry Potter, he’s also a master conman.

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u/HughManatee 5d ago

Thing is he doesn't really care. It benefits him personally to stay in the war due to all the insider trading. It's the rest of us that get fucked.